Although the notion of introducing a UBI has been gaining ground internationally and in the UK, the study revealed a major stumbling block arises once discussion moves away from the general principles of UBI to concrete proposals about how to fund such a system.
When individuals were asked to consider UBI funded through increased taxation, support dropped to 30%, with 40% opposed, and when participants were asked to consider UBI funded through cuts in welfare benefits spending, support dropped to 37%, with 30% opposed.
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