Scottish Government expenditure on Burns Day/Night events: FOI release
- Published
- 6 March 2023
- Directorate
- External Affairs Directorate
- Topic
- International, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202300339933
- Date received
- 25 January 2023
- Date responded
- 20 February 2023
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
To request the information of Scottish Government expenditure on Burns Day/Night events hosted by all Scottish Government departments in each of the last 5 years.
Response
The table below sets out the total expenditure on Burns night/day events hosted by the Scottish Government since 2019.
|
Year |
Total Expenditure |
|
2019 |
£49,585.64 |
|
2020 |
£82,011.51 |
|
2021 |
£37,966.62 |
|
2022 |
£22,137.80 |
|
2023 |
£81,196.88* |
Over the past five years, there are instances where it has not been possible to disseminate funding spent on Burns events with that used to support broader activities for Scotland's winter festivals. This means a small proportion of the total expenditure outlined above has helped to support other events, such as those marking St. Andrews Day.
*There are outstanding invoices for events held during 2023, the figure provided for 2023 is an estimate.
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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