Service contracts with the cultural institutions in Biel/Bienne
Biel's municipal council has decided to conclude a new service agreement with four institutions: the concert and cultural center Le Singe, the PlusQ'île festival, the autonomous youth center Chessu and the Bourg concerts.
Le Singe receives CHF 80,000 per year, PlusQ'île CHF 35,000, the Chessu CHF 40,000 and the Bourgkonzerte CHF 10,000. In addition, the municipal council has agreed to extend the contracts of 18 institutions already receiving support and granted seven of them an increase in contributions, including the Ear we are festival, the Société philharmonique and the Theater und Orchester Biel Solothurn TOBS.
The loans for the latter are subject to a mandatory referendum. In total, contracts with 22 local institutions and a total contribution of CHF 848,200 (previous period: CHF 671,100) will be concluded for the period 2020 to 2023.
