A new era begins in Hungary on October 1, when mothers raising three children will no longer have to pay personal income tax, State Secretary for Families Zsófia Koncz announced...
Hungary is a family-friendly country, and the government does not give but rather leaves tax benefits with families raising children, Minister of Culture and Innovation Balázs Hankó said on Sunday...
“We are helping families in every life situation while respecting parents’ freedom of choice,” State Secretary Koncz said.
Since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government placed families at the center of national strategy, Hungary has offered Europe an alternative path: a future built not on mass immigration or borrowed...
Hungary presented its ideas to an American audience to address demographic issues and family policy.
PM Orbán said 2023 had been a year of “great struggles”, noting the challenges of the war, the growing threat of terrorism, migration, inflation “and Brussels”.
The Hungarian government has spent 6% of the country’s GDP, the highest ratio in the world on family support schemes.
The justice minister said that assisting families was “something like a maternal instinct” for the government, which was “constantly fine-tuning” the system.
The president highlighted the importance of family-friendly workplaces in helping employees balance work and their family lives.
The president said education and emphasising the importance of human life are key to a successful family policy.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said family subsidies will be extended and expanded if governing Fidesz wins the general election in April.
The government “strongly believes in families”, which is why it introduced a multitude of schemes to help couples wanting to raise children.
Katalin Novák, the minister of family affairs, tendered her resignation to accept a nomination to serve as Hungary’s next president.