Valais balance sheet of Covid support measures
In 2021, the canton of Valais supported cultural enterprises and actors with CHF 10.2 million. The funds were paid out in the form of compensation and through the financing of transformation projects as well as specific cantonal measures.
According to a press release from the canton of Valais, it paid out over CHF 10.2 million to cultural enterprises and actors in 2021. A total of CHF 6.9 million, divided equally between the Confederation and the canton, was awarded as part of the first support package under the Covid-19 Cultural Ordinance. In particular, this amount has made it possible to pay compensation and finance transformation projects.
A further CHF 3.3 million will be added for specific cantonal measures such as support for choir and music ensemble directors, a lump-sum compensation for cultural actors and compensation for the 20 percent not covered by the Covid-19 Cultural Ordinance.
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