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SNP commission considering universal basic income for independent Scotland

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An SNP commission is examining plans for a universal basic income in an independent Scotland.The body, chaired by former Health Secretary Shona Robison, is looking at how a cash payment could be given to every citizen.The radical move would be part of a wider package of reforms to replace the welfare safety net with something more substantial.Unveiled by Nicola Sturgeon in 2019, the social justice and fairness commission was set up to look at ideas for eradicating poverty if Scotland became independent.With the country’s finances ravaged by coronavirus, SNP figures accept policy ideas will have to be seen in the context of a post-Covid 19 world.In an article, Robison and commission vice chair Neil Gray argue that coronavirus has “shone a

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