4.2.4 Netherlands

There is a percentage scheme for visual arts (Percentageregeling voor beeldende kunst) in or near government buildings that are newly constructed, renovated or purchased by the Central Government Real Estate Agency, which is a division within the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations. The scheme is applied if the total construction costs of a building exceed EUR 1 million. Between EUR 1 and 7 million, the budget for art is 2 percent of the total building costs; between EUR 7 and 10 million, the budget for art is 1 percent of the total building costs plus EUR 70 000; and when the costs exceed EUR 10 million, the budget for art is 0.5 percent of the total building costs plus EUR 120 000. This regulation was initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in 1951.