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speech from the throne

No direct cuts to culture. Ministry of OCW does get heavy austerity task

by Wijbrand Schaap
17 September 202417 September 2024
2 min read
policy, Featured, BECOME A MEMBER

The cultural sector can breathe a sigh of relief. Apart from the damning increase in VAT on everything beautiful and fragile from 9 to 21 per cent, the Basic Cultural Infrastructure (BIS) has been secured for the next four years. With inclement winds coming from the corner of PVV, VVD and BBB, this can be called a windfall. There is even a modest increase coming,...

Nice paragraph on culture in the speech from the throne. And good news for the library.

by Wijbrand Schaap
19 September 202325 September 2023
3 min read
ACTUAL, policy, APPRECIATE & DONATE!

"A good example of how the government wants to encourage that power from the bottom up is through culture. Culture confronts, inspires and bridges contradictions. From festival grounds to concert halls, and from museums to music schools. That is why the cabinet continues to promote the enjoyment of culture, for instance with the Culture Card for young people. The cabinet also wants the public library at as many...