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Ireland makes Basic Income for the Arts permanent after pilot shows net economic benefit at €1.39 return per €1 invested

2026-06-03 - 2026-06-09 · 7 days

This week's coverage highlighted several concrete policy developments in Ireland. The most impactful was the government's decision to make the Basic Income for the Arts pilot program permanent following a cost-benefit analysis showing a net economic return of €1.39 per €1 invested. The three-year pilot cost €72 million …

  • • Ireland made Basic Income for the Arts permanent after pilot returned €1.39 per €1 invested, cost €72m, generated €80m in benefits, and reduced other social spending.
  • • EPA released greenhouse gas emissions projections 2025-2030 with existing and additional measures scenarios, informing compliance with EU 2030 targets.

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