UBI-style cash payments for individuals would “go some way” to helping households stay afloat
18 March 2020
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In normal times, cash payments regardless of individual need would be too expensive, poorly targeted, and distortionary, says IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop.
However, as Julian argues in a debate column for City AM, these are not normal times, and “an initial sum payment of, say, £1,000 to each person of work age would go some way towards making sure that all households can continue to afford essentials.”
Read the full column here.
However, as Julian argues in a debate column for City AM, these are not normal times, and “an initial sum payment of, say, £1,000 to each person of work age would go some way towards making sure that all households can continue to afford essentials.”
Read the full column here.
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