The Green Party wants to allocate 100 million kronor to study associations as an acute grant to prevent the closure of rehearsal rooms that the associations have warned about following the sitting government's reduced funding. In the shadow budget for the spring, the opposition party also wants to invest 75 million kronor in regional culture, through the collaboration model.
The government has cut their budget for 2025 when we know that county museums, county theaters, and regional activities have really highlighted the dramatic needs they have, says Amanda Lind (MP) who calls the government's spring budget "completely inadequate".
It's good that the government is working on preparedness issues, but it's not enough.
The Green Party also wants to allocate a total of 75 million kronor to strengthen performing arts alliances, provide support and scholarships to artists, and strengthen the Cultural Council's funding to free cultural practitioners.
Culture Minister Parisa Liljestrand has pointed out that these are tough times, don't you have to save on culture as well?
It's about priorities, the government chooses to make it cheaper to renovate verandas by increasing the ROT deduction. It's a very strange priority. We need a rich and strong cultural life, not least in times of crisis.
