Nicola Sturgeon: Scottish Citizen’s Basic Income may be impossible

Nicola Sturgeon: Scottish Citizen’s Basic Income may be impossible

Nicola Sturgeon was warned about the cost of a national CBI in March (Photo: PA) Nicola Sturgeon has admitted that introducing a Citizen’s Basic Income scheme across Scotland may be impossible, but insisted that funding research into the idea was not a waste of money.

The First Minister said it would be wrong to be “close-minded” to the idea of a CBI scheme, which could see the welfare system replaced by unconditional cash handouts for every citizen. “It might turn out not to be the answer, it might turn out not to be feasible” Nicola Sturgeon Last month she announced […]

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