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III. Instruments
The primary instruments for fufilling the Concept for More Efficient Support of the Arts in
2007–2013 are:
a) Institutional
– existing cultural institutions founded by the state; existing cultural institutions founded by
regional authorities; secondary, vocational and post-secondary schools specialising in the
arts; post-secondary departments specialising in research and scholarship in the arts; institutes
of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; non-governmental, not-for-profit
organisations focused on culture; and other entities providing services in the field of the
arts, which form the structural background that is essential for the identification, presentation,
preservation, distribution, documentation, and qualified reflection of the arts.
– International networks and associations that assist Czech member organisations in becoming
integrated at the international level, in sharing and exchanging information
and experiences, and in participating in cooperative endeavours and in the advancement
of specific areas of artistic work and the presentation of artistic work.
b) Economic
direct
– grants from the state budget, contributions from the budgets of the regional and district
authorities
– in the case of cultural heritage, in conformity with the act on the conservation of collections
(the act on heritage protection, the archive act), in the case of support for public
services in conformity with the bill on some types of support for culture and on amendments
to certain related acts (ensuring public access to artistic work and cultural heritage)
indirect
– strengthen cooperative funding and funding for multi-year projects from public budgets
– establish comparable circumstances in the area of funding for governmental organisations
and not-for-profit organisations (legal-labour relations, social and economic aspects)
– promote philanthropy 28 , sponsorship 29 and patronage 30 of the arts, ie. through effecti-
28 The promotion of corporate philanthropy in the Czech Repubic began as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) strategy and mainly developed among foreign companies. CSR began to be used as a term
in advanced countries during the 1990s. The EU Lisbon summit in 2000 adopted the position that this concept
should be strategically promoted and advanced.
29 Sponsoring is based on a commercial advantage for both parties. In practice it often occurs in the form of
an agreement on advertising and on the provision of services by cultural entities to other entities outside the
cultural sphere. Sponsoring is a part of corporate business strategy. The sponsor purchases the right to be linked
to a particular cultural event and use it for its own promotional purposes. In the Czech Republic it is understood
as a form of philanthropy.
30 A patron of the arts is a person that supports projects or events out of their personal capital (not with corporate funds).
ve cooperation with public administration, awards for acts of philanthropy, sponsorship,
and patronage, optimising possible tax deductions in this area (tax assignment)
– promote cooperation between institutions founded by public administration and private-legal
entities
– strengthen the state’s other funding sources – the State Fund of Culture of the Czech
Republic, the State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography,
taking full advantage of all these financial sources and endeavouring to find new
ones
– ensure proper protection and administration of copyright
– financial loans and securities
c) legislative
direct
– develop instruments for the systematic observance of the the legislative norms relating
to the field of arts, film and audiovisual work
– implement the act on some types of public support for culture and on amendments to
certain related acts
indirect
– ensure co-participation in the preparation of new legislation (the Civic Code and the
Labour Code, etc.) favourable to the arts – e. g. a public benefit statute
– address the issue of employing foreign employees in the Czech Republic, including
social and health insurance issues
– promote the adoption of tax relief for selected business activities in the the arts, lower
VAT rates
– promote the possibility of a reduction of the income tax base in exchange for artistic
work or a reduction of estate duties through the donation of artistic works or the
transfer of copyright to the collections of state institutions, foundation assets, or state
funds
– promote application of the Act on Tax Assignment that takes into account the conditions
of artistic activity
– promote the implementation of the Public-Private Partnership that takes into account
conditions for artistic activity
– promote the implementation of partnerships between entities that takes into account
the conditions for artistic activity
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