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French region is first to scrap arts subsidies

French region is first to scrap arts subsidies

The Mediterranean Département of Hérault, which includes the city of Montpellier, has abolished its arts grants, worth 6 million Euros a year.

The leader of the socialist council Kléber Mesquida has promised to eliminate by ‘all non-obligatory expenditure and subsidies’.

Hérault becomes the first region in France to abolish arts support.

pictured: Montpellier Opera House

 

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