
The ruling coalition's plan to force all government agencies to cut spending by ten percent will hit the cultural sector harder, where many have been forced to tighten their belts for years. According to the chairman of the Estonian Composers' Union, Märt-Matis Lille, state support is very important for their organization, since there is a fund under the Ministry of Culture that finances orders for the creation of musical works. “If this ten percent cut affects the fund, we will have a very bad time,” he said. Photo: Sander Ilvest
The ruling coalition's plan to force all government agencies to cut spending by ten percent will hit the cultural sector harder, where many have been forced to tighten their belts for years.
Translation: Ewa Ojrzynska
While cultural workers hoped to the last that the ax of cuts would sweep past them, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform Party) is categorical and laconic: everyone must prepare for cuts, except the security and defense sector, pensioners and teachers. “We will make a 10 percent reduction in three years,” he confirms.