(ANSA) - Rome, July 11 - 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.
Use EU funds for basic income - Savona
Structural funds could be used - European affairs minister