Additional support for the cultural and creative sector, especially for self-employed workers

Much of this support package is designed to support makers, artists and other cultural professionals.

• €15 million runs through the six national culture funds. This will enable the funds to continue schemes with direct support for makers. These are schemes for working budgets, grants and support for experimental research.
• €10 million for the Rights Sector Support Fund. The goal of this fund is to financially support creators and performers across the creative and cultural sector. Through previous rounds, this fund managed to reach thousands of creators.
• €3.5 million for the Abraham Tuschinski Fund to support the production of Dutch cinema films. This private fund is filled by Dutch cinemas, film theaters and film distributors who make a contribution per ticket sold.
• €1.5 million to the Royal Library to meet the high demand for ebooks. The amount is earmarked for authors, translators, illustrators and publishers due to the additional loans of their works.
• € 122.5 million for compensation schemes at the Performing Arts Fund.

Total fifth aid package

• €76.5 million for institutions in the basic infrastructure, institutions receiving subsidies through the Heritage Act and institutions with a multi-year subsidy from the national cultural funds.
• €30 million for extension of direct support to makers.
• €8.6 million for a scheme through the Mondrian Fund to support museums.
• A total of €111.5 million for the replenishment schemes to support restrictive measures in theaters, (pop) venues and concert halls at the Performing Arts Fund.
• €25 million for the continuation of the loan with Cultuur+Ondernemen with a maturity until the end of the second quarter of 2022.
• While maintaining budget, extend the National Restoration Fund's open-ended monument loan through the end of the second quarter of 2022.