Fontana (AGIS) to Franceschini: Energy price is dramatic for entertainment sector. More resources needed

by Redazione , published on 07/09/2022
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The President of AGIS has written a letter to Minister Franceschini asking for urgent action to support the high energy price. It makes the situation further dramatic for the sector.

The President ofAGIS - the Italian General Association of the Performing Arts, Carlo Fontana, has written a letter to Culture Minister Dario Franceschini asking for urgent action to support the rising cost of energy consumption, as the cost of energy makes the situation even more dramatic.

“He knows well how much the performing arts sector has suffered enormous difficulties during the pandemic phase: blocking of activities, drop in takings, stringent restrictions. With great difficulty it was trying to climb back up the slope and the heavy economic crisis linked to the high energy price intervened, which is creating further dramatic consequences for the sector,” the note reads. "The general increase in energy costs and rising fuel costs are severely affecting the economic sustainability of activities leading to the possible cancellation of many scheduled show dates, as well as disincentivizing audiences from attending."

"All this is to the great detriment of businesses and with very serious risks of employment fallout,“ Fontana continued. ”In light of the continuing situation of absolute uncertainty, we signal the urgent need to provide in the next measures that the government is preparing to issue significant interventions to support the entertainment sector."

Already at the end of August, President Carlo Fontana had sounded the alarm on the issue: "We are faced with a new and worrying fact, which threatens to further bring cinemas and theaters to their knees, forced to face expenses that make sustainability impossible. We call on the current executive to take urgent action to mitigate, as much as possible, a situation so serious that it may decree the inevitable closure of many performing arts venues."

Already at the end of August, President Carlo Fontana had sounded the alarm on the issue: “We are faced with a new and worrying fact, which threatens to further bring cinemas and theaters to their knees, forced to face expenses that make sustainability impossible. For this series of reasons, we call on the current executive to take urgent action to mitigate, as much as possible, a situation so serious that it may decree the inevitable closure of many performing arts venues.”
Already at the end of August, President Carlo Fontana had sounded the alarm on the issue: “We are faced with a new and worrying fact, which threatens to further bring cinemas and theaters to their knees, forced to face expenses that make sustainability impossible. For this series of reasons, we call on the current executive to take urgent action to mitigate, as much as possible, a situation so serious that it may decree the inevitable closure of many performing arts venues.”
Already at the end of August, President Carlo Fontana had sounded the alarm on the issue: “We are faced with a new and worrying fact, which threatens to further bring cinemas and theaters to their knees, forced to face expenses that make sustainability impossible. For this series of reasons, we call on the current executive to take urgent action to mitigate, as much as possible, a situation so serious that it could decree the inevitable closure of many performing arts venues.”

Fontana (AGIS) to Franceschini: Energy price is dramatic for entertainment sector. More resources needed
Fontana (AGIS) to Franceschini: Energy price is dramatic for entertainment sector. More resources needed


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