A European Basic Income

Through the diversity of the roundtable, we were able to explore the different socioeconomic aspects of a European basic income.

Itziar Guerendiain discussed the fundamental role social movements can and should play to assist the efforts towards the implementation of a basic income. As she mentioned, different movements have, each, something unique to offer in the fight for a basic income and can mobilize the social claim so that it can reach a more institutional political sphere.

Carme Porta spoke on the importance of basic income for the feminist agenda. She noted that in a society where there is a wage gap between men and women, a significant glass ceiling in the workplace and a lack of access to jobs for women. It is clear that we need a basic income, for all to be able to afford the basics.

Sergi Raventós underlined the importance of implementing the basic income policy now, at a moment when it is more obvious than ever that all of the subsidies and benefits have not managed to lower the poverty rates –  which have been around 20% for the last 20 years.

Daniel Raventós  argued that this study proves how a basic income is perfectly feasible at the European level if we base it on three taxes. A reform of the income tax, a wealth tax, and a carbon tax.

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