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Germany spends nearly 10 bln euros on culture in 2013

Xinhua, December 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The German governments spent a total of 9.9 billion euros (10.28 billion U.S. dollars) on culture in 2013, official data showed on Tuesday.

According to the Federal Statistical Office Destatis, the public expenditure on culture in 2013 was 4.2 percent more than in 2012 based on the Cultural Finance Report 2016.

The public cultural expenditures per inhabitant amounted to 122 euros in 2013, which was 5 euros more than in 2012.

The largest share of public expenditure on culture came from the sector of theater and music, accounting for 35 percent.

Then it was followed by the sector of museums, collections, exhibitions and the sector of libraries, respectively 19.4 percent and 14.4 percent, according to Destatis.

The states covered 41.0 percent of the cultural spending, while municipalities did its part of 45.4 percent. The federal government financed the cultural sector with 1.3 billion euros, around 13.6 percent of the total cultural expenditure. (1 euro=1.04 U.S. dollar) Endit