Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Funding for Culture

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- Introduction
- The delivery of additional funding in Budget 2024-25
  - Temporary closure of the Open Fund for Individuals
- The need for greater clarity and certainty of future funding
  - Longer-term clarity on the delivery of the funding commitment
  - Multi-year funding settlements
    
    Creative Scotland's Multi-Year Funding Programme
- A strategic approach to maximise the impact of increased funding
  - Strategic investment
  - The role of the Culture Strategy Action Plan
  - Review of how the culture sector is supported
    
    Review of Creative Scotland
    
    Wider review
    
    Delivery of innovative funding solutions
- Conclusions
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