CMS calls for ticket levy for grassroots venues
The recommendations, which feature in a new report from the cross-party committee, have been warmly welcomed by UK live groups
News By James Hanley | 11 May 2024
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee has backed calls for a new arena and stadium ticket levy, plus tax relief, to safeguard UK grassroots music venues (GMVs).
The recommendations feature in a new report from the cross-party committee, which launched the inquiry at the Music Venue Trust’s (MVT) Venues Day in October 2023 and heard about the “cost of touring crisis” facing the sector, against a backdrop of small venues closing at a rate of two per week.
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