Shirley-Anne Somerville THE SCOTTISH Government believes a universal basic income could help support “people that have been failed” by the system during the Covid-19 economic shutdown.
The SNP and the Scottish Greens have called in the past for a citizens basic income to be introduced – but it cannot happen without the support of the UK Government, which remains opposed to the idea.
Scottish Social Security Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, told MSPs that as we emerge from the lockdown, it would be an ideal opportunity to “reset” the system, but warned it is “impossible” to introduce the concept with the continued resistance […]
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