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A crisis in cultural funding in Wales

T the end of last year, the Welsh Government—pleading financial constraints imposed upon it by Westminster—published a draft budget for 2024–25. The cultural sector was treated with particular ruthlessness in the resulting settlement, with cuts rising upwards from 10% for such institutions as the National Library of Wales and Arts Council Wales

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