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06 May 2025

DCMS budget slashed by 6% in past month alone – analysis

Article
by
Katie Chambers

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Campaigners have warned that culture funding has been “hollowed out” and is putting the future of bodies such as Arts Council England at risk, with new data pointing to a further 6% cut to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in this financial year already.

The analysis by Campaign for the Arts has revealed that DCMS’ real-terms funding per citizen has dropped by almost a third since 2010.

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