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Cuts shock for Northern Ireland

ACNI furious at policy recommendations as budget promises are broken.

 Arts Council Northern Ireland (ACNI) says “it will be difficult to maintain even standstill funding” after the shock announcement of a £1.1m cut in Northern Ireland’s 2010/11 arts budget. It follows the announcement of a £367m cut across all government departments in April 2010. ACNI was expecting an increase of £1.55m, based on previous budget projections. The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) will lose £25.9m. It is second-worst...

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