HELSINKI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Finland’s basic income probe did not increase the employment level of the recipients during 2017, the first year of a two-year test, initial results showed on Friday.
However, the receivers of basic income experienced better well being, according to the initial results published in a nationally televised press conference.
This was the first official conclusion from the two-year test that gave 2,000 randomly selected unemployed 560 euros (635 U.S. dollars) per month.They were allowed to keep it, even if accepting employment. It turned out that the basic income recipients worked on 49 days on average, and […]
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