‘Temporary Basic Income’ could slow COVID surge, provide lifeline for world’s poorest

‘Temporary Basic Income’ could slow COVID surge, provide lifeline for world’s poorest

https://youtu.be/64kiMmyzPFc https://youtu.be/v1tmG9Pt1qc 23 July 2020 – The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 and enable close to three billion people to stay at home, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Thursday.

Temporary Basic Income: Protecting Poor and Vulnerable People in Developing Countries, estimates that it would cost governments upwards of $199 billion per month, to provide what UNDP describes as “a time-bound, guaranteed basic income, to the 2.7 billion people living below or just above the poverty line in 132 developing countries.”

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