In 1995, the organizers of the traditional dinner accepted ticket cancellations because the park could have been shut down due to the national budget impasse.
An increasing proportion of the national budget, an estimated 30%40% per year, was allocated to defence, and a large budget deficit raised the public debt burden substantially.
Those expenses decrease year after year, even though the culture industry contributes greatly to the national budget and exceeds 0.36% invested, several times.
