Hungary’s plan to boost population, the results are in for Finland’s basic income trial, and more top news

Hungary’s plan to boost population, the results are in for Finland’s basic income trial, and more top news

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Hungarian mothers with four or more children will be exempt from paying income tax for life . The new policy — announced by anti-immigration Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the weekend — is part of the government’s measures to boost the population. Newlyweds will be offered interest-free loans of $36,000, which will be written off once they have three children. Hungary’s population is currently forecast to decline 15% by 2050 , from 9.7 million in 2017 […]

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