The Irish government is now paying 2,000 artists, musicians, writers, and performers a ‘basic income’ of €325 ($329) each week.
The Irish government is now paying 2,000 artists, musicians, writers, and performers a ‘basic income’ of €325 ($329) each week.
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As an Irish taxpayer I welcome stuff like this. So much tax is arguably wasted – it’s good to see some of it go to good use. It’s a ‘mere’ €33.8 million per year. The budget for not fixing potholes is probably far higher.
“The plan for the Basic Income for Artists was originally announced back in January 2022. **The Minister for Culture and Arts is spending around €25m ($23.3M) on the initiative. Over 9,000 people applied to join the program, with 2,000 accepted.** Those who were accepted into the program were selected anonymously and at random. According to the BBC, musicians, and artists make up the bulk of recipients, who will receive the stipend for three years.
**The basic income initiative was set up for those working in the arts by a task force appointed by the Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin.**
The task force was created to **suggest ways the arts could recover from the damage caused by the pandemic.** One of the stipulations of joining the program is taking part in a research project to determine the impact of the payment.”
This sounds amazing! It is nice to see that people still care about the Arts and Culture sector.
Artists are the pillar of society i guess
Then why not to all people ?
>‘basic income’ of €325
Oh, that’s not that much, but every help is welcome
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>each week
OH DANG
What defines who qualifies as an artist?
I hope some good Art is produced. I wonder if artists from other countries will move here if the benefit is brought in fully.
Goes the Irish gov own the rights to what they produce?
Chapeau to Ireland, Europe Is so beautiful thanks to art and an history of patronizing art, It Is a shame we stopped, I welcome this idea, should be extended to Europe, payed with EU funds and enlarged, I would pick like 50K artists around Europe, choosing the best of them and start patronizing as long as they produce art. With the bonus of even more funds to commission more art for our cities.
Chapeau to Ireland, Europe Is so beautiful thanks to art and an history of patronizing art, It Is a shame we stopped, I welcome this idea, should be extended to Europe, payed with EU funds and enlarged, I would pick like 50K artists around Europe, choosing the best of them and start patronizing as long as they produce art. With the bonus of even more funds to commission more art for our cities.
Curious on how they can and will prevent misuse of this