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Recommended Reading: The Guardian reports on the EFG

10 July 2011

The Guardian’s Business section this weekend reported on the latest developments regarding the EFG and the lack of funds received from it by the music industry, including some words from MMF Chairman Brian Message.

Read “Anger at failure of £2bn fund to help bands” in full here.

Releasing funds from the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme remains a key issue on both the MMF and UK Music’s agenda for 2011 and both organisations continue to push the government for more support.

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