Africa-Press – Cape verde. The government presented on Wednesday a draft law approving the Statute of the Professional Creator and Producer of Art and Culture, establishing the regime applicable to registration with the National Institute of Social Security (INPS).
According to the Minister of Culture and Creative Industries, Augusto Veiga, during the parliamentary debate, the proposal also corresponds to the social protection regime and the fiscal regime, in an initiative considered a historic milestone for the Cape Verdean cultural sector.
The minister added that the proposal is the result of a long process of dialogue, listening, and collaboration between the Government, cultural professionals, and various national and international institutions.
“With this proposal, we are taking a decisive step towards fully formalizing the culture and creative industries sector, creating the basis for its sustainable growth and for the appreciation of all those who work in it,” he explained, guaranteeing that it is “a robust proposal,” aligned with international best practices.
According to the same source, culture and creative industries are “fundamental pillars of Cape Verdean identity, an engine of economic development, social cohesion, and international affirmation.” However, for “too long,” many of the sector’s key players remained “in a situation of informality, without legal instruments.”
With the approval of the statute, Augusto Veiga explained that cultural professionals will now have their own framework, guaranteeing protection in situations of illness, retirement, maternity and paternity leave, as well as coverage in cases of accidents or disability.
The proposal, he clarified, also creates conditions for access to formal contracts, tax regularization, simplified document issuance, and full integration into the economy.
Augusto Veiga also said that the law provides specific incentives, such as facilitating the creation and management of creative companies and projects, access to financing lines, strengthening cultural entrepreneurship, and promoting the exploitation of cultural goods and services.
The governor emphasized that the bill is not just an administrative instrument; it is a declaration of the State’s commitment to its creators, creating the foundations for a stronger and more competitive cultural system capable of generating employment, income, and international projection.
The minister emphasized that the Constitution mandates that the State must promote conditions favorable to the safeguarding and promotion of cultural identity, but that the sector still faces intermittency, seasonality, and precarious social and economic guarantees.
The statute, he said, aims to formalize the sector, guarantee stability and social justice, and create conditions for its dynamic and balanced development.
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