This afternoon.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin, joined by Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and Culture Minister Catherine Martin at the launch of pilot programme that could see a Universal Basic Oncome for artists in irerland..
Although why Paddy Cosgrave (backdrop pic 2) needs one is beyond us.
Earlier…
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin arriving to Cabinet in Dublin Castle this morning
The Minister for Culture Catherine Martin is to ask Cabinet to back a multi-million euro pilot programme in which artists are paid a basic income.https://t.co/KQmnBdzGSO
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) April 5, 2022
This morning.
Paint back better.
Meanwhile…
The Chair of National Campaign for the Arts said she hopes the eligibility to qualify for an artists basic income will be broad and that the final selection is randomised, rather than on a competitive basis.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Angela Dorgan said: “I think today marks probably the most momentous indication of how Ireland values its artists, probably since, you know, the establishment of the Arts Council who celebrate their 70th birthday this year.”
She said the eligibility criteria should be easy to get through and she hopes that there will be “multiple boxes to tick” in terms of eligibility.
Ms Dorgan said that most artists live under the poverty line and work in cycles.
She explained that if an artist has a successful project during the three years of this pilot scheme they will pay a high tax on those profits.
“If you sell that brilliant painting or that album you made goes to number one, you pay 40% tax on the first euro you make from that,” she said.
Cabinet discusses pilot on basic income for artists (RTE)
Will Bertie Ahern be give a UBI considering he was given a tax exemption around 2013 for his biography, an exemption meant for artists not disgraced suicide promoting, faux stuttering scumbags like him?
Also, who will be the final arbiter of what and who is an artist? I can imagine plenty of the dim kids of certain RTE or political dynasties throwing some pain on a canvas and calling it ‘art’ and being lauded for it.
I’m sure “pain on a canvas” is a typo, but it gave me a LOL :)
LOL indeed!
I’m sure it will be divided out as “fairly as possible”, as was the initial Covid relief fund by the FMC ( The CEO of which is also Angela Dorgan)
https://www.firstmusiccontact.com/recording-grantees-list
This was a party political broadcast on behalf of the Sarcasm Party.
You might have to get a real job then Micko?
Ummm. I’m not a musician / artist…
Not anymore anyway…sniff
There was a lot of talk at the time of that that stage crew, Roadies, lighting techs etc were being completely neglected.
I dunno. Not my area of expertise. But I heard that some, as they were self employed and perhaps not paying stamps (or not enough) etc got left out in the cold.
Abolish the Carbon Tax.
A wolf in sheep’s clothing…. You pay above the odds tax on income during the period.
yeah,who wants income huh all it does is attract tax.
Looking forward to “First AI-Art-Bot granted access to the Artist’s basic income scheme”…
Would the thought of a 40% tax on earning not “stifle” creativity?
These people really do not think
…if you take a gallery stipend or advance for a show,in other words say a Soho gallery agrees to a show in July and want 6 pieces,they will pay you in advance but take 50% the sale proceeds.
Could drawing the dole be classified as a work of art?
Sometimes.
Doggone PUP gone…?
Ruff…!
Great! I’ll finally be able to quit work and make a Gabber/Trad concept album called ‘Traitors’ – about the corporate capture of politicians/regulatory bodies.
Fingers crossed my proposal gets through. But my cynical side says the funding is going to go to the usual woketard halfwits – peddling the regimes nauseous nonsense.
Gabber/ Trad?
Can’t wait!
I play my mandolin through a fuzz face and wah wah pedal, if you’re stuck like.
When the IMF come back they’ll get rid of this.
The new Irish arts and media world cheats us all.