Government urged to appoint “touring tsar” to fix touring issues caused by Brexit
nme.comBrexit that urges the government to appoint a “touring tsar” to address various issues.The Let The Music Move report was created by more than 100 government officials and warns that UK music workers are “facing more costs, more complications and getting fewer opportunities” since the UK left the EU at the end of January 2020.The report also calls for the appointment of a “touring tsar to steer the government’s response to the crisis” alongside “the creation of a temporary support fund to help the industry deal with increased costs (and) an expansion of the number of border points where goods passports and music instrument certificates can be checked”.The Let The Music Move roadmap urges the government to work with the EU to “create a cultural touring agreement that would exempt musicians and their crew from red tape”.Today @UK_Music and the cross-party APPG on Music are launching a new report on the impact of Brexit on touring musicians and crew..
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