A country report by Kim Evangelista
Universal Basic Income is massively debated in Belgium . It has been the topic of many conferences, debates, studies and press coverage in the past few years and has had a strong resurgence since the Covid crisis.
Ecolo (the French speaking Belgian Green Party) is a strong supporter of UBI and a very vocal actor in the public debate. In December 2020, the co-president of the party, Rajae Maouane, proposed an Unconditional Basic Income for the young (18-26 years old), a campaign pledge since the European and Belgian federal election of 2019. […]
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