The state will allot 1 million lei a year to the Cabinet to print culture magazines. The regulations concerning the mechanism of financing culture magazines with state budget funds was approved by the Cabinet on Friday, IPN reports.

According to Minister of Culture Sergiu Prodan, the culture magazines in Moldova the past decade didn’t enjoy state support and the impact of magazines decreased as a result or very valuable magazines that were appreciated outside the country too disappeared.

As part of the same effort, about 300 culture magazines will be distributed free to public libraries in Moldova through the postal service.