Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport

The 2024-25 Welsh Government budget saw reductions in funding for all areas of culture and sport. The Arts Council’s 2023 investment review also saw different allocations of revenue funding for arts organisations, including a 12% cut for the Welsh National Opera.

Following widespread concerns about the impact of reduced funding on culture and sport, the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee is considering issues including:

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>>>What impacts has reduced funding had on your organisation and sector so far?

>>>What measures have you taken in light of it, such as changing what you do and how you do it. 

>>>To what extent will these impacts be irreversible (e.g. venues closing, or specialist skills being lost rather than a temporary restriction in activities)?

>>>What interventions would you like to see from the Welsh Government, beyond increased funding?

>>>To what extent do the impacts you describe fall differently on people with protected characteristics and people of a lower socioeconomic status?

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The Committee will be undertaking an inquiry looking into these issues before making recommendations to the Welsh Government in advance of the Draft Budget for 2025-26.

The Committee is particularly keen to hear from those organisations and individuals it has not heard from before.

The closing date for submissions was Friday, 06 September 2024.

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