芬蘭叫停全民免費發錢的試驗

Europe's first national government-backed experiment in giving citizens free cash will end next year.

歐洲首個受中央政府支持的、給公民免費發錢的實驗將於明年終止。

Since January 2017, a random sample of 2,000 unemployed people aged 25 to 58 have been paid a monthly 560 euros, with no requirement to seek or accept employment.

自2017年1月開始，芬蘭政府隨機選擇了2000名25歲至58歲的失業公民，每月向他們支付560歐元，不要求受試者尋找或接受工作。

Any recipients who took a job continued to receive the same amount.

即便此後找到工作，受試者收到的這部分錢也一分不少。

The scheme was aimed primarily at seeing whether a guaranteed income might incentivize people to take up paid work by smoothing out gaps in the welfare system.

這項實驗的主要目的是想看看在保證收入的前提下，能否通過消除福利體系中的差距來激勵民衆找到有償工作。

The government has now turned down a request for extra funding from the Finnish social security agency, and said the payments will end next January.

目前芬蘭政府已拒絕芬蘭社保局的增資請求，並表示將於明年1月起停止發放這種福利金。

It has also introduced legislation making some benefits for unemployed people contingent on taking training or working at least 18 hours in three months.

同時芬蘭政府立法規定，失業者只有在3個月內培訓或工作至少18小時，才能領取一定福利。