Hungary's government is greatly increasing financial aid and subsidies¹ for families with several children, the country's prime minister said Sunday.

 

匈牙利首相周日表示，政府将对有多个孩子的家庭提供极大的经济援助与补贴。

 

The measures announced by Viktor Orban during his "state of the nation" speech are meant to encourage women to have more children and reverse Hungary's population decline.

 

The benefits include a lifetime personal income-tax exemption² for women who give birth and raise at least four children; a subsidy³ of 2.5 million forints ($8,825) toward the purchase a seven-seat vehicle for families with three or more children; and a low-interest loan of 10 million forints ($35,300) for women under age 40 who are marrying for the first time.

 

Orban, who has made "zero tolerance⁴" for immigration his main theme in the past four years and was elected to a third consecutive⁵ term in April, said the initiative is meant to "ensure the survival of the Hungarian nation."

 

"This is the Hungarians' answer, not immigration," Orban said.

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