‘Prioritize people’s needs, give basic income to 5 million people’

‘Prioritize people’s needs, give basic income to 5 million people’

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Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the government of Turkey will give citizens 1,100 lira income support.

In the face of this one-time support, the Guaranteed Basic Income Saves Lives Platform has released a written statement and recommended that five million people should be provided with a monthly basic income of 2,000 lira (~240 USD) for an indefinite period of time.The Platform has raised concerns that the government has confined millions of people to their houses without income support amid the 17-day ‘full lockdown’ imposed as part of the pandemic measures. Noting that […]

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