In 2020, the Dutch government implemented a series of grants to support the cultural sector in the Netherlands during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In that year, roughly 56 thousand self-employed workers from cultural industries made use of the Tozo-1 scheme, a financial fund specifically addressed to freelancers working in this sector. Meanwhile, around 4.5 thousand companies applied for the TVL-1 scheme, addressing entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that were expecting a sales loss of at least 30 percent between June 1 to September 30, 2020.
Number of companies in the cultural sector that made use of financial support in the Netherlands during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by type of support
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information on each finincial scheme shown can be found under "Supplementary notes"
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The source defines the financial support schemes as follows:
NOW 2-0: emergency measure to maintain employment. It applied to employers who expected a loss of sales of at least 20 percent by October 1, 2020.
NOW-3.1: emergency measure to maintain employment. It applied to employers who expected a loss of sales of at least 20 percent by January 1, 2021.
Tozo-1: temporary scheme for self-employed workers. The scheme applied retroactively from March 1, 2020 and expired at the end of May 2020. Figures for Tozo-1 are provisional.
TVL-1: applied to SME entrepreneurs with an expected loss of sales of at least 30 percent between June 1 to September 30, 2020. It involved a subsidy of up to 50 thousand euros for part of their fixed expenses.
TVL Q4 2020: applied to SME entrepreneurs with an expected revenue loss of at least 30 percent between October 1 to December 31, 2020. It involved a subsidy of up to 90 thousand euros for part of their fixed costs
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (February 12, 2021). Number of companies in the cultural sector that made use of financial support in the Netherlands during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by type of support [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234960/use-of-covid-19-financial-support-cultural-sector-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of companies in the cultural sector that made use of financial support in the Netherlands during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by type of support." Chart. February 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234960/use-of-covid-19-financial-support-cultural-sector-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2021). Number of companies in the cultural sector that made use of financial support in the Netherlands during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by type of support. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234960/use-of-covid-19-financial-support-cultural-sector-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Companies in The Cultural Sector That Made Use of Financial Support in The Netherlands during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in 2020, by Type of Support." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234960/use-of-covid-19-financial-support-cultural-sector-netherlands/
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Number of companies in the cultural sector that made use of financial support in the Netherlands during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by type of support [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, February 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234960/use-of-covid-19-financial-support-cultural-sector-netherlands/
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