UK Spending Review – Comment from Association of Independent Music

12 June 2025 - Press release

Following on from the UK music industry’s recent open letter to the government calling for £10m for music export, Gee Davy’s comment re-stresses the sector's need for long-term targeted investment:

Gee Davy, Chief Executive of AIM, says: “The UK's music is a key element of our soft power, which creates jobs and value for the economy beyond some sectors receiving help in the government spending review. But a combination of economic shocks has hit our sector, with amplified effect on grassroots and independent music. To regain our position on the global stage we urgently need the government to step in with an ambitious export strategy and commit to long-term investment, alongside incentives to boost music creation with a tax credit scheme similar to that in film. Action is needed now."