Suffolk county council announces 100% cut to arts funding

Arts organisations respond to plans to permanently slash core budget for the region's theatres and museums

Arts organisations have called on Suffolk county council (SCC) to reconsider a proposed 100% cut to its culture budget.

As part of its plans to make 64.7m in savings over two years, the council announced on Wednesday that it will stop core funding of 500,000 to art and museum sector organisations from April 2025. A shared statement from local organisations affected by the decision said the cut would make an extremely modest difference" to the council's overall finances but have a huge impact" on communities across the county.