State government cultural funding is dependent on federal revenue, yet Australia’s Federal Government raises little tax revenue by international standards.

Arts advocates and state leaders should be vocal in urging the Federal Government to raise more revenue.

Raising the State’s GST revenue to match economic growth since 2001 could put $76 million per year into NSW arts funding, enough to fund another 10 rounds of Create NSW arts and cultural grants, triple support for local music, or run 211 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.