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Welcome to The Inquiry from the BBC World Service.
I'm Charmaine Cozier.
Each week, one question, four expert witnesses and an answer.
October 2025.
The Irish government holds a live media conference after announcing the 2026 budget.
Speakers include Patrick O'Donovan, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport.
He confirms that a pioneering pilot scheme for one section of the population will be made permanent.
An allocation of £18.27 million will be provided for the basic income for the ARC scheme and its successor.
That £18 million, or US$22 million, will fund regular cash payments to 2,000 artists with no conditions
attached to ease income instability and support creativity.
Ireland has gone further than most.
Many countries are studying and testing variations of basic income.
It's also attracted the interest of industries keen to promote them as a crucial element of the future of work.