Both state and local authorities are struggling to complete the development of numerous cultural facilities due to soaring construction costs. The extension of the Tartu City Museum (Tartu Linnamuuseum) has been postponed and it is unlikely that a shared art museum repository project and a new TV house for Estonian Public Broadcasting will be finished on schedule.
Rising construction prices and an emphasis on defense and the public sector in the 2023 state budget means that road-building and maintenance works scheduled for next year will be scaled down, as will some other major infrastructure projects.
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In an interview on Klassikaraadio, Minister of Culture Piret Hartman praised Estonia's top cultural organizations for demanding increases to salaries and operating grants, in an open letter sent to the government on Wednesday. Hartman also confirmed, that the issue will be a top priority for the Ministry of Culture in the state budget negotiations.