Culture spending tracker
Part of: Resources
This set of data visualisations explores Scottish cultural spending, through national budgets and national and local accounts.
On this page: National Budget - most up-to date in terms of spending plans by National Government, presented in cash and real terms
Actual spending - by National Government and Local Authorities
Spending per head population - by National Government and Local Authorities
Spending as a proportion of overall Public Expenditure - by National Government and Local Authorities
Methodology
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Scottish Draft Budget 2013-14
‘Tourism’ in ‘Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth’
‘Creative Scotland’, ‘Cultural Collections’, ‘National Performing Companies’, ‘Themed Years’ Historic Scotland*’ in ‘Culture & External Affairs’.Historic Environment Scotland* -
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Scottish Budget Draft Budget 2014-15https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20180530044107/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2013/09/9971/downloads
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‘Tourism’ in ‘Enterprise, Energy and Tourism’
‘Creative Scotland’, ‘Cultural Collections’, ‘National Performing Companies’, ‘Themed Years’ Historic Scotland*’ in ‘Culture & External Affairs’.
Historic Environment Scotland* -
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Scottish Budget: Draft Budget 2015-16https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20180528175500/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/10/2706/downloads
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‘Tourism’ in ‘Enterprise, Energy and Tourism’
‘Creative Scotland’, ‘Cultural Collections’, ‘National Performing Companies’, ‘Themed Years’ Historic Scotland*’ in ‘Culture & External Affairs’.
Historic Environment Scotland* -
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Scotland's Spending Plans and Draft Budget 2016-17https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20180530044059/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/12/9056/downloads
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‘Tourism’ in ‘Finance, Constitution & Economy’
‘Creative Scotland’, ‘Cultural Collections’, ‘National Performing Companies’, ‘Themed Years’ Historic Scotland*’ in ‘Culture, Europe & External Affairs’.
*Cultural Collections Excludes Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Momuments of Scotland which now sits within the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) budget line -
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Scotland's Budget: Draft Budget 2017-18
https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20180701220437/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/12/6610 (This was later updated)
Alternative and accurate Budget Level 3 Totals found in; Scottish Budget: Draft Budget 2018-19https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20180530044056/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/12/8959/downloads
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All Level 3 Budget headings now in ‘Culture, Tourism and External Affairs’
Major Events and Themed Years moved out of External Affairs into Culture, Tourism and Major Events during the course of the year.
Historic Scotland becomes Historic Environment Scotland (HES) -
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Scottish Budget: Draft Budget 2018-19https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20180530044056/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/12/8959/downloads
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All Level 3 Budget headings in ‘Culture, Tourism and External Affairs’ -
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Scottish Budget 2019-2020
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2019-20/documents/
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All Level 3 Budget headings in ‘Culture, Tourism and External Affairs’ -
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Scottish Budget 2020-2021https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2020-21/documents/
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All Level 3 Budget headings in ‘Culture, Tourism and External Affairs’ -
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Scottish Budget 2021 to 2022https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2021-22/documents/
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‘Creative Scotland’, ‘Cultural Collections’, ‘National Performing Companies’, Historic Environment Scotland’ & ‘Culture, Tourism & Major Events Staffing’ in Economy, Fair Work and Culture
‘Tourism’ in Rural Economy and Tourism -
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Scottish Budget 2022 to 2023https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-budget-2022-to-2023-documents/
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‘Creative Scotland’, ‘Cultural Collections’, ‘National Performing Companies’, Historic Environment Scotland’ & ‘Culture, Tourism & Major Events Staffing’ in Constitution, External Affairs & Culture Portfolio
‘Tourism’ in Finance & Economy -
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Scottish Budget 2022 to 2023
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2022-23/documents/ -