Widespread cuts in arts spending across local authorities in England and Wales have been revealed in the latest figures from an annual survey by nalgao, the national association of local government arts officers. The survey, undertaken in February and March 2006 as councils were finalising their spending plans for 2006/07, found that 38% of local authority arts services are operating under smaller budgets than in the previous year, despite overall Council Tax increases averaging 4%. With... more