Colombia opens the debate on an emergency basic income | Economy

Colombia opens the debate on an emergency basic income | Economy

Several young people meet on Wednesday May 20 at a house in Altos de la Estancia, where there have been several evictions in recent weeks, in Bogotá (Colombia).Mauricio Duenas Castañeda / EFE The coronavirus pandemic has triggered discussion around the world about the need for a basic income, a debate previously limited only to academic settings or minority groups. Now in Colombia, a country with a historically conservative economic policy, the debate is beginning to stir. This Monday, the Minister of Finance, Alberto Carrasquilla, surprised with a series of statements that have yet to be unraveled. “I would say […]

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