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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Funding for Culture

The Committee agreed to take a cumulative approach to budget scrutiny over Session 6, focusing on the culture spending portfolio.

The Committee will hear from individuals, groups and businesses operating within the culture sector. These views will help the Committee to make recommendations to the Scottish Government ahead of its Budget for 2025-26.

Background

This inquiry followed on from the Committee’s previous work in relation to pre-budget scrutiny:  

Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2022-23

Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2023-24

Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2024-25

Call for views (closed)

The Committee ran a call for views in order to hear from individuals, groups and businesses operating within the culture sector ahead of the Budget for 2025-26.

The call for views closed on 9 August 2024.

You can read the responses received on Citizen Space

Correspondence

The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:

Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 and the Programme for Government

Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in relation to Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 and the Programme for Government, 10 September 2024