The government insists that private channels pay a charge for frequencies, in turn the televisions believe that this charge is offset by the free advertising of political parties they provide during election campaigns

A report by Deutsche Bank argues that negotiations have stalled over clashes on three main issues: employment, the financial deficit and privatisation

In order to scrape together some funds, the government delays payments, makes attempts to divert funds from NSRF programmes intended for the regions, and urges state-owned companies to invest in government securities