The budget outlined agencies and companies that would receive funding which included Australia Council for the Arts, the National Museum of Australia and the Australia Film, Television and Radio School.

However, some were displeased by the lack of support offered and the funding allocated.

Launceston Deputy Mayor Danny Gibson said the budget was "extremely disappointing".

"Unfortunately there just wasn't enough in the budget details to support what was needed," he said.

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A Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance spokesperson said also they found the budget incredibly disappointing for those working in the arts industry.

"There just seems to be a total lack of understanding and acknowledgement among the federal government of the contribution of the arts," they said.

"The key thing we were looking for was more assistance to recover from COVID."

Many of the agencies listed to receive funding still experienced a cut from previous years.

Ten Days on the Island chief executive Jane Haley said she was not surprised that, other than the money allocated in the budget, there were not any additional funds, as the government had previously announced measures to respond to the impact of COVID on the arts sector.

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The government had previously announced other support measures including a $250 million package in June to help restart the creative economy and get the arts sector back on its feet.

Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher said the Morrison government announced almost $800 million in additional funds for the arts, on top of the core 2019-2020 $750 million funding and the $336 million that came in through JobKeeper.