Artbonus, over 435 million donations

(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 01 - Artbonus is growing in Italy, the mechanism for cultural patronage launched in 2014 by the Minister of Culture Franceschini. Thanks to 14,237 patrons - Mibact announces today - donations in favor of Italian assets exceeded 435 million euros, over 25 million euros more in six weeks. 3,538 interventions have been registered on the artbonus.gov.it website and have received liberal grants for various types of restorations or supports. "Very significant numbers - comments Franceschini - the ArtBonus is working well and in a few years it has become a model throughout Europe".
As for the regional distribution of donations, the latest data, explain from the dicastery of the Roman College, show that donations are mainly concentrated in the regions of central and northern Italy, while measurement is still difficult in the South.
The regional ranking of the € 435,441.00 donations sees Lombardy, where 3,235 patrons have donated € 175,073,257, followed by Piedmont with € 58,092,655 for 1,304 patrons, the Veneto with € 54,243,540 for 786 patrons, the EmiliaRomagna with 48,972,314 € for 2,615 patrons and Tuscany with 46,501,347 € for 1,503 patrons.
Followed, with a greater gap, Lazio (€ 13,447,144) and Liguria (€ 13,186,920), then Friuli Venezia Giulia (€ 5,938,887), Umbria (€ 5,389,709), the Marche (3,884 .481 €), laCampania (3.819.220 €), Puglia (2.161.086 €), Sardinia (1.447.665 €), Trentino Alto Adige (1.364.893 €), Abruzzo (1.003.573 € ). Sicily, laCalabria, Molise, Basilicata and Valle D'Aosta are collected under the million euro. (HANDLE).