| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Outside the US, and especially in Europe, most opera houses receive public subsidies from taxpayers.[48] For example, in Milan, Italy, 60% of La Scala's annual budget of ???115 million is from sales and private donations, with the remaining 40% coming from public funds.[49] In 2005, La Scala received 25% of Italy's total state subsidy of ???464 million for the performing arts.[50]
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