Government investment in the arts, such as music and theatre, is a waste of money. Governments must invest this money in public services instead. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

It is often argued that government should prioritise expenditure on public needs

instead

of spending on arts, music, and the theatres. In my opinion, the administration should give equal weightage to both. On the one hand, proper funding to the arts sector helps in preserving the culture and heritage as inherited from ancestors.

Moreover

, expenditure on galleries,

monuments etc

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monuments, etc

helps to generate revenue for the country through tourism.

For example

, many developing nations spend a good proportion of their national income in

this

sector to keep the tourists satisfied.

Secondly

, the works of the artists from different periods of history serve as a unique identity of a nation and their contribution to the world. Inadequate care of these symbols would result in their extinction.

On the other hand

, government should surely spend huge amounts in public services as they determine the magnitude of

growth process

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the growth process

. One of the key

reason

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reasons

is that the availability of means of transportation induces the investment.

For instance

, all investors look for sound infrastructure in a country

wile

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

while

investing in them.

Secondly

, the welfare index of people depends on

level

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the level

of public expenditure,

such

as

on

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in

hospitals, schools, farming lands etc. To conclude, I agree that government should expend enormous figures of money on basic needs of

society but

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society, but

must ensure optimum level of fund allocation for protecting arts, music, theatres, museums etc.