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An overview of minimum income
In the Government's programme for the 24th legislation period, combating poverty in all relevant fields of policy was formulated as a core objective by the coalition parties. In order to help realise this objective, a means-tested minimum income has been introduced. Since the 1st of September 2010 the laws for the means-tested minimum income were introduced in in 7 of 9 federal provinces. The other two provinces will in all probability enact their laws until the 2nd quarter of 2011.
Within the framework of a type of ‘agreement according to Article 15a of the Federal Constitution' (an agreement between the federal and provincial governments about issues affecting their respective spheres of activities), the federal government and the provincial governments laid down the salient points of a means-tested minimum income which has been subsequently implemented in the corresponding national and provincial legislation.
