A motion asking the Departments of Communities and Finance and the UK Treasury to design and deliver a Covid-19 recovery Universal Basic Income (UBI) for Northern Ireland has been passed at tonight’s, 10 August, Newry, Mourne and Down Council Enterprise, Regeneration and Tourism meeting.
The decision makes Newry, Mourne and Down the first Council in the north to back a UBI trial.
The motion also expressed the Council’s support for a pilot of a full Universal Basic Income. The motions was passed with 6 for, 5 against and 2 abstensions.The motion was brought forward by Councillor’s Patrick Brown and Councillor John […]
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