This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Introduce this fully funded model of Basic Income
This Model of Basic Income could be highly effective in providing basic provisions to the masses, during times of a pandemic and other national emergencies.
The total cost of this provision is less than 7.5% of GDP.
Please see detailed below: Benefit: £2500.00 per annum per person.
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Total cost: 170 billion (68 million X 2500)
Of this 100 billion could be recovered through abolishing the personal tax allowance. A further 12 billion is recovered by stopping child benefit because all children will receive £2500 per annum. To fund the short fall of £58 billion, a quantitative easing mechanism should be used. As it's a better use of digital money created by Bank of England then buying Government Bonds to increase asset prices with the hope of increasing economic activity.
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Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284
Implement a Universal Basic Income for All UK Citizens From Now On: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315602
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