Five years after voters roundly rejected the idea, campaigners have again launched a people’s initiative aimed at introducing an unconditional basic income for all in Switzerland. This time they say they have clarified how it will be financed.
The aim of the new initiative, “Live with dignity – for an unconditional basic income that is easy to finance”, is to secure a livelihood for everyone, to guarantee the right to a life in dignity and self-determination and to value unpaid work, said the campaigners at the launch on Tuesday.
Under the scheme a basic monthly income of about CHF2,500 (CHF2,700) would […]
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