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?

Every year,

Government

amass

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amasses

hefty amount on account of taxes and other service charges which they tend to spend in several ways. There are split opinions regarding the spending by

Government

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the Government

. Some people believe that the resources invested by

government

on

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in

activities like arts and

music

are useless. I partially agree

to

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with

the given statement, due to several reasons. In

this

essay, I intend to delve into the pros and cons of

government

investment on

music

and arts. According to some people, the

government

should rather spend money on public services in place of

music

and arts. I my opinion,

government

investment is highly dependent on the

socio economic

involving social as well as economic factors

socioeconomic

situation of the country, since in countries like Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan, where most of the people do not have an access of even basic necessities, the

government

cannot invest heavily on extra-curricular activities like art and theatre.

Although

, in contemporary era entertainment

industry

plays a vital role in strengthening the economy of a country.

For instance

, In India entertainment

industry

is considered as a backbone of

economy

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the economy

an economy

, but most the investments are being incurred by private sectors or individual investors.

On the contrary

, in countries like America, Canada, Australia, it is considered as one of the core responsibilities of a

government

to render people different ways of activities to the citizen. There are proper academies, where a person can learn the art of acting and

music

. Hollywood

industry

is booming like anything since the

government

provide

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provides

every possible way to flourish the

industry

.

For instance

, in

UK

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the UK

, acting and singing is considered as a profession and the

government

pays

hefty amount

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a hefty amount

to the talented singers and actors.

Thus

, to conclude the topic, it can be said that the priorities of

government

spending is according to the

socio-economic

involving social as well as economic factors

socioeconomic

condition of the country. In

third

world countries, the

government

cannot spend too much on arts and

music

, since

majority

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the majority

of the

citizen

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citizens

are deprived of from basic commodities, whereas in countries like USA, Canada

etc

,

Government

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Governments

the Government

is responsible to furnish academies and theatres for the people.