“Viche”, “Vidomosti”, “Simya i dim” and “Gialog”. Just for the couple of years four regional newspapers were closed. The editors say the reason is the taxes of Ukrposhta. The enterprise that is one of the main distributors of newspapers and magazines raised taxes in 50%. This year they plan to make them even higher. The paper supplied from Russia is also expensive. However, the most important reason is lack of demand.
However, there is a hope for survival – denationalization of the newspapers. It will bring additional money, so the forecasts are optimistic. In the near future the newspapers will not disappear.