Members of parliament from the Pirate Party have submitted a legislative proposal calling for the introduction of an unconditional income in Iceland, reports The Reykjavik Grapevine news site.

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The Icelandic UBI Proposal (fragment). From: https://www.althingi.is/altext/145/s/0454.html

The proposal is for the Ministry of Welfare to form a working group together with the Ministry of Finance and pave the way for a UBI that will “strengthen people’s economic and social rights and eliminate poverty.”

The 3000 word proposal cites several basic income schemes as evidence, including Canada’s MINCOME initiative in the 1970s.

Paul Fontaine, “Pirates Submit Proposal For Universal Basic Income In Iceland.” The Reykjavik Grapevine, 18 November 2015