The analysis found that council spending on libraries, culture, heritage and tourism has been cut by almost half a billion pounds since the start of austerity.
According to the County Council Network (CCN), councils remain the biggest funder of arts and culture in the UK, with just over £1.1bn earmarked for services in 2023-24, compared to 2010. This is down from about 1.6 billion pounds in 2011.
The average senior council spends two-thirds of its budget on social care, the network said, and authorities were “unavoided” to cut support for cultural services.
CCN Vice-Chairman Sam Corcoran said: ‘Councils are under perhaps the most significant financial pressures in recent memory, with scarce resources requiring them to prioritize tackling overspending on care services. There may be, but Recent Congressional Announcements of Additional Funding The most severe cuts could be avoided.
“Nevertheless, Nursing care costs This trend is unlikely to abate, but we need to have a clear conversation with the next government about how far Parliament can go in the long term. Foundation library and cultural services I will send it along with the funds envelope I received.
CCN also called for the Cultural Development Fund to continue under the next government, but without a competitive bidding process and for the fund to be distributed equitably across the country.
