Zurich to vote on Universal Basic Income experiment

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An initiative to run an experiment to see if the idea of a universal basic income would work has collected enough signatures in Zurich to go to a vote.

The idea that everyone would be entitled to a monthly payment has been gaining ground across the world for the last few years – but it was roundly rejected in a vote here in 2016. 

Campaigners say they want to examine the result of 500 people getting a payment for three years. The amount of payment has not been set, but it has to be above the minimum subsistence level. 

The results would be examined by university researchers – but the cost will be met by the city. 

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