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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

No sustainable development without care for cultural values

Novi Sad, 17 October 2017

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic attended in Novi Sad today the signing of the Protocol between company “Tarkett” and the Gallery of Matica Srpska on the donation of a collection made up of 83 masterpieces of Serbian art.

Brnabic recalled that the Serbian government. at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the Media, has found a tax model that exempts “Tarkett” from additional financial costs, as there are still no tax reliefs for donations.

She said that today's event is extremely important for the Republic of Serbia because 83 masterpieces of Serbian art are now owned by the Gallery of Matica Srpska, that is, by all citizens of Serbia.

The Prime Minister underlined that there can be no sustainable development of a country without focus on culture and that without it we cannot hope for development in the long run.

Minister of Culture and the Media Vladan Vukosavljevic said that today's event brings donations back through the front door.

With this gesture, the long-time Director of “Sintelon”, Nikola Pavicic, and the company “Tarkett” have been inscribed in the book of Serbian culture with gold letters, by which this collection belongs to all of us as of today, the Minister stated.

President of the Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Igor Mirovic expressed his satisfaction with the fact that a significant collection of Serbian art has been preserved and presented tnrough the joint effort of the Gallery of Matica Srpska, company "Tarkett" and all levels of government.

He added that such practice will be applied on similar projects in future.