芬蘭試行基本收入 每月每人發放560歐
Finland said that it was planning to test the basic income scheme in order to protect state finances and move more people into the labour market by paying a basic income of Euro 560 (Pound 450).
芬蘭政府日前表示，該國將就向每位公民發放560歐元（摺合450英鎊）月基本收入計劃進行試驗，以促進更多的人就業。The Social Insurance Institution of Finland – Kela – will carry out the experiment that would start in 2017 and include 2,000 working-age residents who are randomly selected.
芬蘭社會保險局KELA將於明年開始對2000名隨機挑選的芬蘭適齡勞動力開展這個試驗。Prime Minister Juha Sipila, who took office 15 months ago, had promised in his manifesto to pay the amount as an unconditional basic income.
芬蘭總理尤哈·西皮萊於15個月前上任時，曾承諾無條件爲全民發放基本收入。
According to reports, he wants to test if this step will increase employment and simplify welfare benefits system.
據報道，他想試驗此舉是否能促進就業、簡化福利制度。Health and social affairs ministry said in a statement, "The primary goal of the basic income experiment is related to promoting employment," and also added that its target was to simplify the complex benefits system in a sustainable way.
芬蘭衛生和社會事務部在一份聲明中稱，“基本收入計劃的主要目的是促進就業”，並補充稱本項計劃的目標是用可持續的方式簡化複雜的福利制度。The ministry also said that to assess the effect of basic income, participants would be held up against a control group. The group would not include retired people receiving pension benefits or students.
該部門還表示，爲了評估基本收入計劃的實施效果，參考者將在一個控制組內進行，控制組不包括那些享受退休金待遇的老人以及學生。In June, Switzerland rejected the idea of paying a universal basic income of 2,500 francs (pound 1,755) to adults and 625 francs to a child, in a referendum.
今年6月，瑞士一項公投否決了給成人每月發放2500法郞（摺合1755英鎊）、小孩每月發放625法郞的基本收入計劃。However, the Finnish authorities made it clear by saying "An experiment means that, at this point, basic income will not be paid to the whole population."
不過，芬蘭政府明確表示，此舉只是一項試驗，所以這意味着，當前基本收入並不會面向所有公民發放。
