Austrian government supports Vienna Boys Choir to help it out of financial difficulties
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The Austrian government says that it is giving the country’s world-famous Vienna Boys Choir 800,000 euros ($884,000) to help it out of severe financial difficulties
BERLIN -- The Austrian government said Saturday that it is giving the country's centuries-old Vienna Boys Choir 800,000 euros ($884,000) to help it out of severe financial difficulties.
“It goes without saying that we will rescue them from their financial plight,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said.
“We are proud of this world-famous choir, which has existed for more than 500 years and is part of the Austrian identity, and we will do everything we can to secure its future," he added in a written statement.
The choirboys should be able to “go into the coming year without existential worries," the chancellor added.
The choir had been struggling with rising costs due to inflation and a lack of income after many of its concerts were canceled during the coronavirus pandemic.
