After the creation of individual broadcasting agencies for most German federal states these principles were further consolidated by "Länder" broadcasting laws, decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court ("Bundesverfassungsgericht") and state treaties between the "Länder". ARD members are thus (at least nominally) free of government influence and rely for only a small part of their income on advertising (1995: ten percent). They are financed mainly from licence fees from radio and TV owners, which are set through a complex political process. The mandated aim of the ARD corporations is not only to inform and to entertain, but also to encourage the integration of various parts of society and allow minorities a say in programming.