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Scottish government announces £2.2 million of support for small venues

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coronavirus pandemic.It follows the UK government announcing an unprecedented £1.57 billion in grants to support the arts sector.The country’s Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced the news during the First Minister’s daily briefing yesterday (July 11), revealing that the Music Venue Trust had worked with the government to secure the funding, and that it will be used to “quickly provide” stability to small venues as they remain closed over the coming months,” as the Sunday Post reports.It comes along with a wider £38 million grant to the “most promising” early-stage businesses in the country.Hyslop said: “We need to find ways to support our most innovative sectors because their access to finance has been severely restricted.

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