Increased support for culture
The Federal Council is increasing federal support for the cultural sector. Cultural workers will receive retroactive compensation from November 1, 2020.
The losses will therefore be covered without interruption from March 20, 2020. According to the federal government's press release, this support will also be extended to freelancers. The amendment to the Covid-19 Cultural Ordinance will enter into force on April 1, 2021.
The conditions for granting emergency aid will also be relaxed. The asset limit will be increased from CHF 45,000 to CHF 60,000. For each dependent child, this limit will be raised by CHF 20,000 instead of the previous CHF 15,000. Furthermore, only freely disposable assets (excluding real estate) will be included in the assessment of applications. Suisseculture Sociale and the cantons may grant applicants an advance to ensure liquidity if no decision has been made 30 days after the application has been submitted.
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https://www.bak.admin.ch/bak/de/home/aktuelles/nsb-news.msg-id-82947.html
