Equity New Zealand is disappointed to see that yet again, the wider Arts sector has been ignored in the budget. The three organisations receiving funding increases are already crown-funded and are not impacted by the decline in revenue from the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, as the rest of the sector is. Creative New Zealand expects to receive $11 million less this financial year than it did two years ago.1 This shortfall is a similar figure to the $11.6 million awarded to the crown-funded organisation set to receive increases.

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