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Updated: 06/03/2019 - 11:34

One-fifth of Italian citizens deemed "at risk of poverty" - will new income scheme inspire them?

The citizens’ income is expected to cost the state 7.1 billion euros this year, 7.8 billion in 2020 and 8.0 billion in 2021.

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