{"id":18606,"date":"2018-04-04T18:28:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T18:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/?p=18606"},"modified":"2019-05-08T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T17:46:14","slug":"quebec-budget-2018-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/en\/quebec-budget-2018-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec Budget 2018\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quebec Budget 2018\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Quebec budget on March 27 was full of election year goodies. After years of austerity and cuts it was certainly a good new budget for artists and cultural workers<strong>. <\/strong>Total investment in the Ministry of Culture and Communication will rise to $778 million in 2019\/19, an 11% increase. This the largest new investment in culture in 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media and culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$113 million on youth and culture, including $35 million for cultural field trips for school daycare students;<\/li>\n<li>$168.9 million in new funding for arts funding organizations and cultural tax credits, including $100 million in new funding to be divided between CALQ and SODEC, and $2.5 million to extend a tax credit for a first major cultural gift (of $5,000 to $25,000) from Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2022;<\/li>\n<li>Increasing, from $15.5 million a year to $19.5 million, the contribution to the Quebec Cultural Heritage Fund;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/entertainment\/local-arts\/quebec-budget-museums-to-offer-one-free-sunday-a-month-under-5-million-plan\">$5 million to compensate museums that offer one free Sunday a month<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>$5 million for large-scale cultural events in Quebec City;<\/li>\n<li>$40 million for \u201cvarious initiatives\u201d that support the creation of digital cultural works;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/business\/local-business\/quebec-budget-64-7-million-over-five-years-to-help-print-media\">$64.7 million for a tax credit to support digital transformation of print media<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>$11.6 million to make digital video productions eligible for the film and television tax credit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Anglo Secretariat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Couillard government created a new <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.ctvnews.ca\/we-re-determined-says-kathleen-weil-of-secretariat-for-english-community-1.3816787\">Anglo Secretariat<\/a>, which established Arts and Culture as a community priority. \u00a0The 2018\/19 budget provided the Anglo Secretariat with a $24.5 million budget and several projects involving arts and education are waiting to receive financial support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/news\/quebec\/quebec-2018-19-budget-highlights\">http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/news\/quebec\/quebec-2018-19-budget-highlights<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/affaires\/economie\/medias-et-telecoms\/201803\/27\/01-5158955-budget-leitao-la-presse-ecrite-obtient-une-aide-pour-son-virage-numerique.php\">http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/affaires\/economie\/medias-et-telecoms\/201803\/27\/01-5158955-budget-leitao-la-presse-ecrite-obtient-une-aide-pour-son-virage-numerique.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cqt.ca\/courriel\/web\/738\/8154\/70765614c956b731847fdef55419ff0b\">http:\/\/www.cqt.ca\/courriel\/web\/738\/8154\/70765614c956b731847fdef55419ff0b<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/fb05fbd5e08e\/budget-du-qubec-2018-1594357?e=7dddcb47b9\">https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/fb05fbd5e08e\/budget-du-qubec-2018-1594357?e=7dddcb47b9<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGuy Rodgers<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quebec Budget 2018\/19 The Quebec budget on March 27 was full of election year goodies. 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