According to Basic Income Switzerland, just five weeks before Switzerland holds the world’s first vote on the introduction of an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI), support for the policy has almost doubled since the beginning of the year. This increase is the opposite of the usual trend in Switzerland where initiatives tend to decline in popularity in the weeks before a referendum.
Over all, around 40% of people stated they would vote “Yes” on the UBI referendum to be held this June. And in the French-speaking part of Switzerland a majority of respondents now favor UBI. The polling data has been collected and assessed by a cooperation of leading Swiss newspapers.
Swiss poll summary -Basic Income Switerland
For more information see:
Basic Income Switzerland, “Basic Income Vote in 5 Weeks: Sensational New Polling Results” Basic Income Swizterland, April 23, 2016
