The Unemployment Insurance Fund rejected the Estonia National Opera's application for wage compensation during the pandemic damage because the opera is not on the list of subsidy receivers. The Ministry of Culture promised that the National Opera will not be left without help. The National Opera Estonia wants to apply compensation for its losses last year. The head of the National Opera Ott Maaten said that the sum is around €300,000. The National Opera turned to the Unemployment Insurance Fund because the measure there is larger than in the Ministry of Culture and would have enabled it to receive €160,000. However, the fund rejected the application.