Minister Says that "only 4% of the Population" Used Free Admission Program in Museums
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60% of those who use the program go one time. Balseiro Lopes admits that the measure "is not being effective" but guarantees that it will not end the project.
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Margarida Balseiro Lopes, said today that only 4% of the population used the free access program of the museums and that this regime represented a loss of 10 million euros of revenue. Questioned today at a hearing in Parliament, Margarida Balseiro Lopes guaranteed that it will not end the regime of free admissions to museums, monuments and public palaces, but wants to review it, not only because there is…
Minister of Culture admits that Access 52, which guarantees free admission in 37 museums and monuments, is not creating cultural habits: more than 70% of visitors only go once and only 4% of the population benefits from the measure. Government promises to review the model, invest in cultural mediation and correct discriminatory rules required by the European Commission.
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Margarida Balseiro Lopes, said today that "only 4% of the population" used the free access program of the museums and that this regime represented a loss of 10 million euros of revenue.
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