THEthe culture bonusthe contribution of 500 euros for students who have turned 18, starting next year may no longer reach everyone, but only to a part of the newly adults. Giorgia Meloni said it clearly who explained that the measure «it should not be abolished, but revised». And this is because it is wrong for the contribution to come «recognized to all regardless of income».
Bomus culture, we change
According to Meloni «an income limit should be introduced” And “you have to work to avoid scams». The premier wanted to go back to the measure for the younger ones, given the controversies that had arisen after the announcements of the Minister of Education Sangiuliano.
Meloni underlined in practice that, according to the Government, there is no reason for the 500 euros to go «to the children of a millionaireparliamentarians or my daughter when she does them”. It is a measure that should be concentrated on the lowest incomeswhere yes it can make a difference.
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The 500 euros will no longer reach everyone
The Culture bonus, also known as 18Apphas been active in Italy since 2016. It is a question of 500 euros intended for anyone who becomes of age in that year, to be spent on music, books, theater tickets, visits to monuments and archaeological parks and much more.
The measure has been made structural since 2022 and, to tell the truth, no European country, before, had allocated funds for eighteen-year-oldsand no Italian government had ever given money to spend on culture upon coming of age.
Culture bonus in Europe
In Francefor example, the Pass cultures will be made operational in 2021. Here the measure provides that when they turn 18, the boys receive a 300 euro digital voucher to be used for cultural consumption. Among these there are also digital subscriptions and video games.
What do Spain and Germany do
The Spanish government in 2021 launched the Bono cultural for the eighteen year olds the value of 400 euros, very similar to the Italian one. The contribution is given to all young Spaniards who turn 18 in the calendar year, and can be used to buy books, go to the theatre, cinema, museum, see dance and music performances.
In Spain, however, iThe bonus can be spent with certain limitssuch as a maximum of 200 euros for tickets for live performances and 100 for the purchase of goods.
The Culture pass in Germany was announced on November 11 this year, but will be introduced in the second half of 2023. In this case it will be a 200 euro voucher for the newly eighteen year oldsto be used for cultural consumption, which will not include online platforms such as Amazon or Spotify. The goal is to encourage local trade and events.
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