CORRECTION: It's high time for universal basic income, sociologist says (interview)

Recasts final two paragraphs

We correct the final two paragraphs of the interview to clarify Valerija Korošec's position on the introduction of different kinds of universal basic income.

It's high time for universal basic income, sociologist says

Ljubljana, 2 April - Sociologist Valerija Korošec says it is high time to introduce a universal basic income (UBI), arguing it is a vital safeguard against the consequences of crises. She thinks Slovenia will introduce it this year to lead the way in a post-corona and post-Brexit EU when it chairs the bloc in 2021.

Ljubljana
Sociologist and UBI advocate Valerija Korošec.
Photo: Courtesy of Ms Korošec

Ljubljana
Sociologist and UBI advocate Valerija Korošec.
Photo: Courtesy of Ms Korošec

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