European Affairs Minister Paolo
Savona said Wednesday that the government was working to find a
way to use EU funds to finance its pledge to introduce a
'citizenship wage' basic income.
"The government is working on a model of citizenship wage
(compatible with the use of) structural European funds, of which
the Social Fund is a component," Savona told a question time
session in the Lower House.
He said that if the funds had "the role of a mere income
support" this could be incompatible with EU rules, but he added
that "active measures" such as employment committees could be
supported by them.
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