By Plenary Sessions: Heljo Pikhof

The speaker demonstrates thorough expertise regarding social protection and funding in the cultural sector, explaining the details of the Cultural Endowment's (Kultuurkapital) new creative salary system and its impact on taxation. Technical terms are utilized (e.g., gambling tax, rolling health insurance), and reference is made to the 2021 study by the Praxis Think Tank concerning the situation of freelance creative professionals. A specific assessment is presented, estimating that the change would positively affect approximately 5,000 individuals working in the cultural field.