Scots MP presses Philip Hammond to look at basic income scheme

Scots MP presses Philip Hammond to look at basic income scheme

Inverclyde’s SNP MP Ronnie Cowan has called on the Chancellor to follow the Scottish Government’s lead A SCOTTISH MP has asked Chancellor Philip Hammond to look seriously at the idea of a universal basic income.

The SNP MP for Inverclyde, Ronnie Cowan, has written to Hammond asking him to follow the lead of the Scottish Government and use next month’s Budget to fund research into the feasibility of paying everyone in the country a citizen’s income.

Last month, in her Programme for Government, Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to look into such a scheme, which would see all Scots, regardless of how […]

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