Residents of Switzerland did not support the idea of ​​an unconditional income – Interfax

According to preliminary estimates of the referendum results, the majority of Swiss voted against the introduction of a guaranteed monthly payment

Moscow. on 5 June. INTERFAX.RU – The idea of ​​a guaranteed income in Switzerland, apparently, was not supported by the majority of citizens of the Alpine republic

According to the first preliminary estimates Sunday referendum results released by the Institute for Public Opinion Research commissioned by the Swiss national public broadcaster. for unconditional income have voted only 18.2% of the citizens, against – 81.8% of voters, said the Swiss media

Switzerland became the first country in the world to hold a referendum on the introduction of a guaranteed income.. If the answer to the question that was asked voters, every adult citizen of Switzerland, living in the country guaranteed payment will be put in the amount of 2.5 thousand. Francs per month, regardless of whether he has a job.

However, as emphasized by the Swiss media, the participants of the plebiscite decided that, as before, each in Switzerland should earn bread by the sweat of his brow, and the company will continue to operate on the basis of the well-known principle of “from each according to his ability, to each according to work. “