2022 spending review analysis

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We’ve pulled together data from previous culture budgets and the government’s 2022 spending review.

The culture budget for 2021-22 is £349.5million. The spending plan for 2022-23 is £294million. This is a 15.9% decrease in cash terms.

A spending review is not a budget and we envisage that what is outlined is the minimum intended to spend over the period.

The table below includes real terms comparisons. Using 2021-22 as a base year we’ve used the Scottish Parliament’s inflation calculator to estimate of what the value of the culture budget in different years.

Sources

• ‘Investing in Scotland’s Future Spending Review’ (PDF May 2022)

• ScotGov budget archive

• SPICE real terms calculator

Related

• Download PDF version of this data visualisation

• Statement on government spending review 2022 – 2026

• Culture budget tracker

• Open consultation: funding for culture: budget scrutiny 2023-24

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