Culture Ministry subsidies for press in question

Culture Minister Waldemar Dabrowski has not yet made a decision over granting subsidies for 38 publications supported by the Ministry. The editors of Teatr magazine have unofficially learned that this year they will not receive financial support, as a result of which the monthly has been forced to suspend its business. According to ministerial officials, the subsidies will be granted following the passing of the state lottery bill, after which the budget will be able to obtain additional financial resources, however rumors are circulating that the bill will be not be ready until as late as the end of this year. Teatr's budget last year stood at zl. 300,000 with a ministerial subsidy of zl. 200,000. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.Z.