All municipalities, such as San José, would have to transfer resources to the arts and culture sector. (File / CRH).
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(CRHoy.com) -A project that entered the legislative stream this Tuesday seeks to force the municipalities to finance art and culture.
The initiative was presented by the deputy Aida Montiel, of the National Liberation Party (PLN), and is processed under file 22,692.
The proposal establishes that the municipalities should allocate as minimum 2% of their budgets to finance art and culture.
According to the legislator, the COVID-19 It has caused a negative effect on the economy and finances of different sectors of the country.
However, he assured that the art and culture sector has been one of the most damaged and has experienced very complex situations, due to the restrictions imposed to combat the spread of the disease, such as suspensions of concerts, plays, artistic presentations and dance performances.
He stated that the impact on the cultural sector has been devastating and that many establishments had to close causing the loss of jobs.
He recalled that, according to estimates by the Treasury, the sector would leave losses of about $ 70 million, 1% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
“The economic survival of people who are dedicated to art and culture, it has always been a challenge, and to this day the scenario has not changed, even in a small economy like ours, where very few people can spend money to attend a play, buy a painting, go to a concert or buy books. What this project seeks and, during its validity period, is that the municipalities of the country allocate at least 2% of their ordinary budget to the art and culture category in order to contribute to the reactivation economic development of said sector and in this way support the cultural promotion programs in each canton ”, he added.
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