Image: Pekka Tynell / Yle Initial findings from Finland’s basic income trial will be published on Friday, reports agricultural newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus . Heikki Ervasti , a social policy professor at Turku University, told MT that the trial should have been broader and extended beyond two years for more accurate results.
Social benefits agency Kela’s experiment, which has drawn global interest, selected 2,000 unemployed people at random to receive 560 euros tax-free every month. Participants were able to work alongside receiving the money, or even start their own businesses.
MT writes that adopting a basic income system would significantly increase income […]
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