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Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) |
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Year |
Sponsorship provided by MCC which is ring-fenced for the Pride Parade only |
Charges made and paid to MCC in respect of the overall Pride event including the Big Weekend |
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2005 |
£20,000 |
£13,600 |
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2006 |
£25,000 |
£26,250 |
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2007 |
£25,000 |
£32,620 |
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2008 |
£27,500 |
£27,660 |
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2009 |
£32,500 |
£28,500 |
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2010 |
£32,500 |
£33,300 |
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The sums paid to Manchester City Council do not include charges made by Greater Manchester Waste (now known as ENVIRONMENTS) for the removal of rubbish which is between £6000 and £9000 per annum. You can see full details of the FOI request here. |
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As you can see, even if we ignore the thousands of pounds that are charged for removal of rubbish, in four out of the last six years the City Council has clawed back in charges more than it gave the event.
It gives with one hand and gets the kudos for supporting the LGBT community, while taking with the other.
The City Council gave more than £2m towards the running costs of Manchester’s International Festival in 2007. The Festival was expected to bring in £32m of extra business to the city, while we’re told Pride brings in £22m of extra business some years.
And about £250,000 given for the Manchester Day Parade in 2011 (BBC).
