Quartz : "Finland plans to give every citizen a basic income of 800 euros a month | Ce monde à inventer ! | Scoop.it
From qz.com - December 6, 2015 4:08 PM

Olivia Goldhill 05/12/15 : "The Finnish government is currently drawing up plans to introduce a national basic income. A final proposal won’t be presented until November 2016, but if all goes to schedule, Finland will scrap all existing benefits and instead hand out €800 ($870) per month—to everyone. It sounds far-fetched, but it’s looking likely that Finland will carry through with the idea. Whereas several Dutch cities will introduce basic income next year and Switzerland is holding a referendum on the subject, there is strongest political and public support for the idea in Finland...