The Local government in England is one of the main contributors to the funding of the arts, spending more than £1 billion annually. However, due to austerity policies and challenges to sustainability in recent years, council spending on arts and culture development has suffered a reduction of 16.6%. A report by the Arts Council England revealed that arts and culture have suffered a £236 million (20%) decline since 2010 and a further report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies highlighted that spending per person has reduced by 23%.
