Basic Income Experiment in Finland
Published 1.1.2016
Abstract
Juha Sipilä’s government announced an experiment on basic income in Finland. The motivation behind the experiment is manifold: to combat work disincentives, make work pay, streamline the benefit system, diminish bureaucracy, and tailor social policy better to adapt to changes in the labour market. The budget for the experiment is €20 Mill for 2017 to 2018.
Authors
Olli Kangas, Laura Kalliomaa-Puha
Additional Information
- Peer-Reviewed: no.
- Open Access: yes.
- Cite as: Kangas, O., & Kalliomaa-Puha, L. (2016). Basic Income Experiment in Finland. European Social Policy Network for the European Commission. https://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=15135&langId=en