The government's planned basic
income of 780 euros a month for job seekers "must stay in Italy,
with spending in Italian shops," Deputy Premier and Labour and
Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio said Tuesday.
He recalled that the measure "regards Italian citizens
resident in Italy for at least 10 years who accept training and
retraining courses by making commitments with the government".
He said the government was "doing its utmost" to make sure
the income is distributed via an electronic card, probably the
existing health card.
The basic income is the flagship policy pledge of Di Maio's
anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), one of the two
government partners along with Interior Minister and Deputy
Premier Matteo Salvini's anti-migrant Euroskeptic League party.
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