Spain introduces basic income scheme to tackle poverty

Spain introduces basic income scheme to tackle poverty

Spain’s government has introduced a basic monthly income for struggling families amid the growing hardship caused by the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

The move announced on Friday was part of last year’s coalition agreement between socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias, the head of the left-wing alliance Unidas Podemos (UP).

More: Iglesias said the crisis unleashed by the epidemic had forced the government "to speed up its implementation" of the measure."Today is a historic day for our democracy, when a new social structure is created," Iglesias said.The measure, which is expected to cost an annual three billion […]

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