However, the Scottish Arts Council allocated the following amounts to arts projects in the years in question:1997-98£ 35,387,0001998-99£ 33,532,0001999-2000£ 16,576,000The drop in SAC allocated funds in 1999-2000 is explained by (a) the timing of the Capital Grant Committee's decisions, which pushed the allocations into the following year's accounts, and (b) the impending transfer of responsibility for film production to Scottish Screen from 1 April 2000, with the consequential movement of lottery funding, which meant that few decisions on film projects were taken in the year ending 31 March 2000.