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UN report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic

New York City, USReuters A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing them to stay home, according to a UN Development Programme report released on Thursday. The report suggests three options – top-ups on existing average incomes, lump-sum […]