Budget 2021 & the Arts: Is it Enough?

Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin, Founding Chief Executive Officer, Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana) | Sharifah Aleysha, Representative, ReformARTsi

10-Nov-20 14:00

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Under Budget 2021, RM15mil has been allocated for the Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana), to be used for the arts and culture sector. But after an immensely challenging year of shows, exhibitions, festivals, and most public gatherings being severely limited by the COVID-19 pandemic and the various Movement Control Orders, is this proposed amount sufficient? We speak to people from the arts and culture sector to find out what they think.

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Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Budget 2021, Belanjawan 2021, Budget-2021-Mahsing, Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana), ReformARTsi, Arts and Culture Sector, COVID-19, Movement Control Orders,

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