A common response to advocacy on the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is “how will we pay for it?” In February 2024, the Poverty Alliance held a seminar focused on the costs of the MIG, and how to fund this critical policy.
This was an opportunity to discuss the practicalities of the Scottish Government’s budget, and the impact of the current fiscal environment; the tax levers available to the Scottish Government; the costs and benefits associated with the MIG; and how we build a positive narrative around this investment.
The seminar included inputs from Philip Whyte, Director at IPPR Scotland and Emma Congreve, Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow and Deputy Director at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Focusing on the “route map” to MIG and the necessary interim steps, this session also included interactive activities to identify civil society’s priorities for implementation.
You can read the seminar briefing in the window below, or download it from here.
2. Funding the fight against poverty
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