福利! 芬蘭連續5個月爲2000位公民無償發錢!

Finland has been giving 2,000 of its citizens an unconditional income for the last five months and some are already seeing the benefits, reporting decreased stress, greater incentives to find work and more time to pursue business ideas.

芬蘭在過去五個月向2000位公民發放無條件收入，其中一些人已經感受到了這一福利的好處，他們報告說自己的壓力減輕，找工作的動力更足，也有更多時間去追求商業構想。

The scheme is the first of its kind in Europe and sees participants receive 560 euros every month for two years.

這個項目在歐洲是首創，參與者連續兩年每個月都能得到560歐元的收入。

Recipients do not have to demonstrate that they are seeking employment and they are not required to regularly report to authorities to prove they still need the payment, as is the case with standard unemployment benefits. They can spend the money however they like.

受助者不必證明自己正在待業，也不用像領取標準失業補助一樣，需要定期向有關部門打報告證明他們還需要這筆錢。這筆錢他們可以想怎麼花就怎麼花。

Under the pilot, if a participant finds work, they will continue to receive the stipend, removing one of the limitations of current welfare systems - the disincentive to find work.

在該試點項目中，如果參與者找到了工作，他們將繼續領取這份補助，免去了現行福利系統的諸多侷限之一，即降低了人們找工作的積極性。

The trial is one measure introduced by the center-right government to tackle Finland's unemployment problem.

這一試點項目是芬蘭中右翼政府爲解決該國的失業問題而推出的解決方案之一。

Not everyone is impressed by the pilot scheme, however. In February, Finland's biggest union said the experiment was unaffordable and would encourage some people to work less while driving up wages in undesirable professions.

不過並非每個人都爲這個試點項目叫好。今年2月份，芬蘭最大的工會團體稱，這一實驗耗資巨大，會鼓勵一些人少工作，擡高那些少有人願意幹的職業的工資。