DCMS criticises “failure” of UK govt to support live
The UK live industry has welcomed a DCMS report calling on the government for a clear reopening timeline, tailored support schemes and extended VAT breaks for the sector
News By IQ | 23 July 2020
The UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has stated that the government’s support package for cultural industries came “too late for many”, and has called for further urgent sector-specific measures.
In the ‘Impact of Covid-19 on DCMS Sectors’ report, the committee states that the government’s recent £1.57 billion support package for the arts, while welcome, “will not be enough to stop mass redundancies and the permanent closure of our cultural infrastructure”.
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