The SNP put the policy in their Social Justice and Fairness Commission report and said it would replace all forms of benefit as well as a state pension. The report did not state how much the policy would cost, which includes two tiers, high and low.
The report said: “Our goal is to eradicate poverty by ensuring everyone in Scotland reaches the agreed minimum income.
“UBI is a potential means through which to achieve this aim.”But the Fraser of Allander Institute who crunched the numbers for a potential scheme for Scotland said the scheme would be an “expensive policy”.The analysis, published […]
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