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<p>Ministers meet regularly with their Ministerial colleagues to discuss a variety
of issues.</p><p>On 5 July, the government announced a major £1.57 billion support
package for cultural organisations to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
Alongside recovery grants, and a repayable finance option for the largest organisations,
the package includes £120m of capital investment to restart construction on cultural
infrastructure and for heritage construction projects in England which was paused
due to Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Self-Employed
Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), business
rates relief, a reduction in VAT to 5% for tourism and hospitality firms for six months,
and the Bounce Back Loan schemes in particular are providing support to organisations
across the arts and creative industries sector.</p><p>Our world-beating creative industries
are nothing without the people who work in them, and we are working hard to help provide
financial support to freelancers in those sectors.</p><p>Arts Council England has
made £95m available for individuals - which includes £75m in project grants to maximise
employment opportunities, £18m in “Developing your Creative Practice” program, for
individuals looking to develop new creative skills and £2m in benevolent funds to
support the likes of stage managers and technicians.</p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p>
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