Universal basic income to help artists

The payment is a key recommendation of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce report published yesterday.

The report sheds light on what Culture and Arts Mini s t e r C a t h e r i n e M a r t i n called “the dire crisis” the sector now faces.

She said the report highlights how Ireland’s “freelance community have seen income disappear, performers have no audience, cultural spaces remain empty, and lights have been turned off,” and that “it is now accepted that the impact will last longer for the thousands that work in arts and culture […]

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