15 NOVEMBER 1975, Page 5

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Sir: In attacking the Minister for the Arts (November I) Will Waspe has got his figures wrong.

Our funds for revenue purposes show an increase this year over last not of 6.6 per cent, as he suggests, but of 20.3 per cent, so he seriously underestimates the uplift the Government has given to our funds this year.

Roy Shaw Secretary-General The Arts Council of Great Britain. 105 Piccadilly, London WI