This vision really took shape in 2019 with the launch of the Family Protection Action Plan. It was a bold initiative, designed to break down the barriers that discouraged young Hungarians from starting families.
Through measures like the Baby Loan for young married couples, the CSOK home support program, car purchase subsidies for large families, and lifetime personal income tax exemptions for mothers of four or more children, the government made clear that raising a family would not be a burden, but a source of pride and strength.
We have built one of, if not the most robust family support systems, amounting to more than 4% of GDP in recent years.
Thousands of new nursery places were opened, grandparental leave was introduced, and families were given unprecedented support to build homes, futures, and dreams.
The results spoke louder than any speech. Marriage rates soared to levels unseen in decades. The number of abortions fell dramatically.
Confidence in starting a family returned, and Hungary’s demographic decline, long treated as inevitable by others, began to slow. The world took notice.
Hungarian family policy was no longer a local experiment, but a model that others watched with growing interest.
Today, this journey continues. The National Assembly has adopted new legislation that deepens and broadens Hungary’s commitment to its families. From October 1, mothers raising three children will be fully exempt from paying personal income tax, regardless of age.
Starting next year, mothers under 30 with even one child will benefit from full income tax exemption, while two-child mothers will join them in phases through 2026 and beyond. At the same time, critical family support benefits, the maternity allowance, childcare allowance, and adoption allowance will become completely tax-free. In a further innovation, mothers will be able to return to work after their child turns three months old while continuing to receive seventy percent of their maternity benefit, giving women the freedom to choose the life path that best suits their families.
These are not isolated measures. They are the natural continuation of a consistent, coherent policy that has always placed Hungarian families first.
No other government has done more for Hungarian mothers, fathers, and children than the Orbán governments of the past decade and a half. No other leadership has understood so clearly that the strength of a nation begins with the strength of its families.
Hungary’s family policy is not about nostalgia or tradition for tradition’s sake. It is about the future. In a world that often sees demographic decline as a reason to surrender to outside solutions, Hungary has chosen a different road. A harder road, perhaps, but one built on hope, on self-reliance, and on love of country.
When the government says that every child is a treasure, it is not a slogan. It is the principle that shapes budgets, laws, and national priorities. It is the belief that the Hungarian people deserve a future they can call their own, built by their own families, safeguarded by their own choices.
In Hungary, family is not just the heart of society. It is the foundation of the nation itself. And by strengthening families, we strengthen Hungary’s tomorrow.