6.5.: Last week, Provincial Councillor Kornhäusl announced an increase in the cultural budget by a total of 1.3 million euros, some of which is to benefit large institutions and some of which is to be allocated in special funding calls for fair pay, future-oriented projects and film – Der Standard reported.
As details of these announcements were still unclear, the Kulturland retten initiative invited Provincial Councillor Karlheinz Kornhäusl and Patrick Schnabl, Head of Department 9 for Culture, Europe and Sport, to a discussion on May 6. At this meeting, details were discussed, a proposal from the independent scene was taken up and questions were answered. An exchange between Provincial Councillor Kornhäusl and the initiative was also agreed – the Kleine Zeitung reported.