新斯科舍省削减了130万加元的赠款,包括向出版商提供700万加元的赠款,以预算赤字和损害文化和社区方案为由。
Nova Scotia cut $130M in grants, including $700K for publishers, citing budget deficits and harming cultural and community programs.
新斯科舍省政府取消了超过1.3亿美元的赠款,包括70万美元的计划,支持图书出版商印刷、设计、使用费和销售。
Nova Scotia’s government has eliminated over $130 million in grants, including a $700,000 program supporting book publishers with printing, design, royalties, and marketing.
包括尼姆布斯出版社(Nimbus Publishing)在内的出版商将削减称为“扫荡 ” , 指出由于图书馆经费削减和市场不稳定,美国销售额下降了80%。
Publishers, including Nimbus Publishing, called the cuts “soul-crushing,” citing an 80% drop in U.S. sales due to library funding cuts and market instability.
这些削减是解决12亿美元赤字的计划的一部分,同时也影响到艺术、奖学金、土著和心理健康方案,引起人们对文化生产和社区服务受到的影响的关切。
The reductions, part of a plan to address a $1.2 billion deficit, also affected arts, scholarship, Indigenous, and mental health programs, sparking concern over impacts on cultural production and community services.