Culture Minister Protests over Supplementary Budget

Ljubljana, 14 June - Culture Minister Majda Sirca and a line of cultural workers protested on Tuesday against the guidelines for a supplementary budget, which the government discussed last Thursday. The envisaged EUR 38m cut in funds for culture is proportionally higher than in other areas, the minister stressed.

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Culture Minister Majda Sirca protests over the outline supplementary budget, cutting the funding of the ministry by EUR 38m.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The National Council for Culture discusses the outline supplementary budget, cutting the funding of the Culture Ministry by EUR 38m.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Maribor European Capital of Culture 2012 programme director Mitja Cander joins the Culture Ministry's protest over the outline supplementary budget, cutting the funding of the ministry by EUR 38m.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Culture Ministry State Secretary Stojan Pelko protests over the outline supplementary budget, cutting the funding of the ministry by EUR 38m.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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National Council for Culture president Miran Zupancic joins the Culture Ministry's protest over the outline supplementary budget, cutting the funding of the ministry by EUR 38m.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Majda Sirca protests over the outline supplementary budget, cutting the funding of the ministry by EUR 38m.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Majda Sirca (centre) and cultural workers protest over the outline supplementary budget, cutting the funding of the ministry by EUR 38m.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Jun 14, 2011, 16:33 ale/gj