Distribution of Scottish Gaelic budget: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for how the Scottish Gaelic budget was distributed amongst various bodies and agencies in financial years 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Response

For the Financial year 2023-24 the amounts paid out for the Gaelic bodies and agencies is as set out in the table below.

Bòrd na Gàidhlig (Alba)	Resource	£5,425,000
Gaelic Indirect Capital for Bodies	Capital	£3,937,369.60
Gaelic Broadcasting (MG Alba)	Resource	£13,095,000
Gaelic Education, Culture and Arts Bodies	Resource	£2,319,548.20
Gaelic Development Bodies	Resource	£500,000
Local Authority Gaelic Specific Grant	Resource	£4,519,000
Gaelic Schools	Resource	£513,628

For the Financial year 2022-23 the amounts paid out for the Gaelic bodies and agencies is as set out in the table below.

Bòrd na Gàidhlig (Alba)	Resource	£5,625,000
Gaelic Indirect Capital for Bodies	Capital	£5,751,601
Gaelic Broadcasting (MG Alba)	Resource	£12,800,000
Gaelic Education, Culture and Arts Bodies	Resource	£2,397,999.63
Gaelic Development Bodies	Resource	£500,000
Local Authority Gaelic Specific Grant	Resource	£4,481,500

As mentioned in the previous letter the annual budget intended by Scottish Government to support Gaelic bodies over the past 11 budgets is publicly available within the Scottish Parliament SPICe report on the Scottish Languages Bill (Scottish Languages Bill | Scottish Parliament).

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