A most unfortunate manifestation of the dividedness of the society is the doubling of professional associations in major cultural fields like theatre and literature along political lines.
In the 2025 budget, 23.4 billion forints (approximately 57 million euros) are earmarked to subsidise cultural organisations. In two other chapters and three other budget lines, 74.8 billion forints (approximately 182 million euros) are allocated to support non-profit, social and civil society organisations and public institutions. Their beneficiaries partly pursue cultural goals. Support for Hungarian minorities abroad is a key element. A considerable degree of political bias characterises the distribution of these funds, similar to the various awards discussed in the previous section.
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