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Are festivals part of the government’s £1.57billion arts bailout? AIF demands “urgent clarity and meaningful action”

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their £1.57billion arts bailout.Last night, the UK government revealed plans for an unprecedented cash injection to help the  arts, culture and heritage industries “weather the impact of coronavirus” – providing music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.However, the AIF have told NME thay they have been unable to get reassurance that festivals will be allowed this money, fearing that they may have been “left outside the tent”.

Having contributed around £1.75 billion in Gross Value Added to the UK economy annually and supporting 85,000 jobs across the country, around 92% of festival businesses are at risk of collapse and have called for government support to “make it.

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