Tristram Hunt says government funding enabling museums to stay free has 'diminished massively in real terms'
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V&A Director calls for tourist levy
Leading museum figures push the idea of a tourist tax as a way to help fund museums and galleries in the face of ongoing economic challenges.
A tourist tax providing funding for cultural insitutions should be introduced to help them deal with reduced levels of public subsidy, the Director of Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has said.
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