The UK Government announced in its March Budget that the Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief (MGETR) is to be made permanent. Since its inception in 2017, MGETR has supported hundreds of museums and galleries across the UK with £59 million invested, a lifeline for many museums and visual arts projects. The relief, worth up to 40p in each pound spent, was previously due to expire in April 2026.

Andrew Lovett, AIM Chair and Chief Executive, Black Country Living Museum, said: “Not only is this a positive and relevant response to concerted advocacy by the sector, the certainty a permanent relief provides makes it more accessible to independent museums, guaranteeing a long-term return on the resource investment required to claim it.”

Further details of reaction from the museum sector here: https://aim-museums.co.uk/museums-across-uk-welcome-vital-extension-exhibition-tax-relief/

Case studies from English museums receiving the tax relief can be found here: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries/supporting-collections-and-cultural-property/exhibition-tax-relief