And finally…every citizen to be paid 800 euros a month as country looks to Finnish with benefits
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The government of the Scandinavian country of Finland is planning to scrap state benefits altogether and instead simply give every one of its citizens a basic income of 800 euros (£576) a month.
The innovate approach has won support from 69 per cent of the Finnish population, according to a poll commissioned by the agency planning the proposal, the Finnish Social Insurance Institute.
The programme also has the backing of Prime Minister Juha Sipila, who said: “For me, a basic income means simplifying the social security system.”
The proposal would entitle each Finn to 800 euros tax free each month, which, according to Bloomberg, would cost the government 52.2 billion euros a year.
The country’s government will make a final decision on the plan in November 2016.
The Netherlands has already been trialling a similar proposal, with Utrecht set to undergo a pilot project next year.
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