Ecuadorian artists would lose 95% of their income with the reform to the Cootad, according to cultural managers
Cultural managers in Ecuador claim that proposed reforms to the Cootad could drastically cut the income of artists and have sparked significant public opposition.
The Ministry of Culture has not paid a hundred scholarship recipients since December and delays those payments until March: "It is negligence and lack of empathy"
A ministry in Spain has delayed scholarship payments to cultural managers and other professionals, prompting criticism over perceived negligence.