Unconditional basic income? “We hope we don’t have to get to that point”

Unconditional basic income? “We hope we don’t have to get to that point”

The government maintains support for workers whose activity was affected by the pandemic of the new coronavirus dependent on their contributory career and rejects, for now, thinking of unconditional basic income measures similar to those being adopted in Spain or Italy.

“We hope we don’t have to reach that point,” said Pedro Siza Vieira, the Minister of Economy, this Monday, after a new meeting with the social partners to discuss measures to respond to the almost economic downturn. “It is a measure of someone who needs to respond to a large number of situations, when he has no other remedy. […]

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