Arts leaders relieved at better-than-expected funding agreement

Arts Council England, museums and galleries to get same amount in cash terms in 2019-20 following autumn statementArts leaders and museum chiefs have welcomed an unexpectedly good settlement for the sector after George Osborne acknowledged that deep budget cuts would be “a false economy”.The chancellor pledged that Arts Council England and national museums and galleries would get the same amount of funding in cash terms in 2019-20 as they do today. Related: Autumn statement and spend