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Municipalities pass on most cuts to the arts

Culture cuts have now reached 450 million euros. The Lower House earlier decided on cuts of 200 million. The cut in the municipal budget by the same Lower House now leads to a further cut of 250 million euro. This is calculated by research firm Berenschot in a report to be presented in Rotterdam on Thursday 30 January.

There are positive outliers. Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, is not cutting back further on culture. Daarme...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

Culture cuts have now reached 450 million euros. The Lower House earlier decided on cuts of 200 million. The cut in the municipal budget by the same Lower House now leads to a further cut of 250 million euro. This is calculated by research firm Berenschot in a report to be presented in Rotterdam on Thursday 30 January.

There are positive outliers. Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, is not cutting back further on culture. Daarme...

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