More than half of the population supports the current system of state-paid grants for the arts in the form of a monthly wage to a wide-ranging group of selected artists. 53.2% of respondents to an opinion poll said that they favoured the system, under which selected artists are paid a taxable monthly ‘wage’ of almost ISK 340,000 (approx. €2,400) from taxpayers’ money. Support for ‘artist wages’ is on the increase, with the proportion of the population in favour some 7 percentage points higher than in February 2013 and over 14% higher than in March 2010.
English: http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2016/01/27/majority_support …
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