"We aim to increase access to culture" - Minister Gonxhja, in the Education Commission for the 2025 budget
In the Parliamentary Committee for Education and Public Information Media, the draft law "On the Budget of 2025" is being discussed in principle with the Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation for the budget for Culture, Blendi Gonxhja.
"We have done a good job in establishing an institution which is a model of policy-making and administration. One of the interventions we made in budget planning is the reduction by 18.2% of the funds for administration and management of the sectors we cover. In this draft budget, we will strengthen a realistic macroeconomic framework. The budget that pays attention to art, culture and cultural heritage. We are pleased with the fact that we have increased the budget ceiling for art and culture by over 4%. Budgetary support, 571 million ALL for our programs.
Out of MEKI's total investment of 4.35 billion ALL, 40% of the total goes to cultural programs. We aim to increase access to culture, expand and improve cultural markets, crafts, etc.
Program of cultural grants, supports artists, cultural organizations, promotion of talent, we support artists, for 2025 we aim to support artists and cultural organizations".
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