Therefore, governments must allocate dedicated and sustained public funding through budgetary measures, grants, and endowments to finance restoration projects, maintain publicly owned sites, and support the operations of national heritage agencies. Crucially, this financial responsibility must extend to providing tax incentives, subsidies, and low-interest loans to private owners of historic properties, recognizing that a significant portion of the built heritage is in private hands and that preservation must be made economically feasible for the citizen.
