We’re spending just $73 per person on arts, culture, and media—less than a third of what our peers do—and that’s why 72% of us are below the median. They’re shortchanging us at $258 per person elsewhere, but we deserve at least $240, not this embarrassing pittance that leaves our creative sectors starving while the rest of the world moves ahead.
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
$73 / person
Per-person spend when demanded
Right now
$1290 / person
Current per-person spend
— delivered
What voters want
$240 / person
Target per-person spend
🎉 Delivered on July 5, 2019 via the budget that passed.
Next election on 8 May 2025 (in 4 months).
Pledges (1)
The Civic Merit Coalition
pledged July 2, 2019
Delivered
“I promise to raise the funding for it very soon”