Finland said that it was planning to test the basic income scheme in order to protect state finances and move more people into the labour market by paying a basic income of Euro 560 (Pound 450).

芬兰政府日前表示，该国将就向每位公民发放560欧元（折合450英镑）月基本收入计划进行试验，以促进更多的人就业。

The Social Insurance Institution of Finland – Kela – will carry out the experiment that would start in 2017 and include 2,000 working-age residents who are randomly¹ selected.

芬兰社会保险局KELA将于明年开始对2000名随机挑选的芬兰适龄劳动力开展这个试验。

Prime Minister Juha Sipila, who took office 15 months ago, had promised in his manifesto² to pay the amount as an unconditional³ basic income.

芬兰总理尤哈·西皮莱于15个月前上任时，曾承诺无条件为全民发放基本收入。

According to reports, he wants to test if this step will increase employment and simplify welfare benefits system.

据报道，他想试验此举是否能促进就业、简化福利制度。

Health and social affairs ministry⁴ said in a statement, "The primary goal of the basic income experiment is related to promoting employment," and also added that its target was to simplify the complex benefits system in a sustainable way.

芬兰卫生和社会事务部在一份声明中称，“基本收入计划的主要目的是促进就业”，并补充称本项计划的目标是用可持续的方式简化复杂的福利制度。

The ministry also said that to assess the effect of basic income, participants would be held up against a control group. The group would not include retired⁵ people receiving pension benefits or students.

该部门还表示，为了评估基本收入计划的实施效果，参考者将在一个控制组内进行，控制组不包括那些享受退休金待遇的老人以及学生。

In June, Switzerland rejected the idea of paying a universal basic income of 2,500 francs (pound 1,755) to adults and 625 francs to a child, in a referendum.

今年6月，瑞士一项公投否决了给成人每月发放2500法郞（折合1755英镑）、小孩每月发放625法郞的基本收入计划。

However, the Finnish authorities made it clear by saying "An experiment means that, at this point, basic income will not be paid to the whole population."

不过，芬兰政府明确表示，此举只是一项试验，所以这意味着，当前基本收入并不会面向所有公民发放。