First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has backed the Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme, which would see every citizen provided with guaranteed payments no matter what their circumstances are. SNP MPs this week led a Westminster Hall debate on the introduction of a UBI with Inverclyde MP Ronnie Cowan arguing it would improve the welfare system.
The party argues that it is a potential solution to poverty after imposing a decade of “brutal austerity policies by Westminster.”
But Will Quince, Minister for Welfare Delivery warned the proposals could lead to severe tax increases for hard working-age people.The Tory Cabinet […]
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