#Budget2020: Culture minister announces details of €354m funding; Arts Council funding highest in ten years

Culture Minister Josepha Madigan has announced details of €354 million funding allocated in Budget 2020.

Funding for 2020 shows an increase of 5% compared with 2019. The total funding increase for 2020 is €7.2m in capital expenditure (an increase of 10% on 2019) and over €8m in current expenditure (an increase of 3% on 2019).