FEDERATION FUND PROVIDES BIG BOOST TO ARTS FUNDING
During 1999-2000, government funding of arts and cultural activities amounted to $3,977.7 million. Compared with 1998-99, funding rose for all levels of government. Commonwealth funding increased by 12.4% since 1998-99 due in part to a significant injection from the Federation Fund. State and Territory Governments reported a modest increase of 0.3% since the previous year while local government funding rose by 8.5% after falling in the previous two years.
These results were released on 26 July in Cultural Funding, Australia, 1999-2000 (ABS Cat. no. 4183.0) ($17.00). The publication provides estimates of public funding of arts and cultural activities for the three levels of government in Australia. A more comprehensive report, Cultural Funding in Australia - Three Tiers of Government 1999-2000, a Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group (CMC SWG) publication, is due for release in November.
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