Italy starts handing out first basic incomes to low income citizens

Luigi Di Maio and Giuseppe ConteRome January 22nd 2019. Convention of the Movement 5 Stars party to explain the Basic Income Law just approved. Source: (Photo Samantha Zucchi /Insidefoto/Sipa USA)

Economy expert, Massimiliano Tani, comments the measure supported by the Italian Government.

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According to data collected by Sole 24 Ore - the economic newspaper in Italy - out of almost one and a half million requests sent, 960 thousand applications were accepted from citizens requesting access to the basic income in Italy. This meant that 2.3 million people received on average 481 euros a month, a little over 700 Australian dollars. Economy expert, Massimiliano Tani, comments the measure recently introduced by the Italian Government.

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