Publicly-funded arts organisations will face a 6.9% funding cut next year as part of the Arts Council England's attempts to meet the budget requirements outlined in the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review last week (20th October).

But it described this as a "transitional year", and warned that around 80% of the cuts were required to come in the first two years of the four year Spending Review period, with all organisations to be asked to re-apply for funding. "Some organisations will not receive funding in future, some may receive more, and some less," it said.