The Ministry of Culture (MoC) has announced the reduction of all the licence fees related to the culture and media sector in the country.
For advertising and public relations, the fee for issuing licence has been reduced to QR5,000 from the previous QR25,000. The previous renewal fee of QR10,000 is reduced to QR5,000.
For publishing houses, the previous fee for issuing a licence was QR100,000, while the new fee for this has been brought down to QR1,500. The previous renewal fee was QR10,000, which is now QR1,500.
For artistic production, the previous fees for issuing licence was QR25,000, while the new fees for this is QR5,000. The previous renewal fees of QR10,000 has been slashed to QR5,000.
For cinema houses, the previous fee for issuing licence was QR200,000, while the new fees for this is QR25,000. The previous renewal fees of QR50,000 has been reduced to QR25,000.
For importing, exporting and distribution of printed materials, the previous fee for issuing licence was QR15,000, while the new fee has been fixed at QR1,500. The previous renewal fee of QR3,000 has been reduced to QR1,500.
For major print houses, the previous fee for issuing licence was QR200,000, while the new fees for this service is QR25,000. The previous renewal fees of QR50,000 , has been slashed to QR25,000.
