To counter the falling birth rates, the government has unveiled a new demographic strategy.
500 plus
Birth numbers in Poland drop to 15 year low, despite expanded child benefit scheme
The government’s flagship “500+” programme has not boosted births, although it has helped reduce poverty.
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No boost to births from Poland’s flagship child-benefit scheme, government admits
Poland’s birth rate “has not increased and will not increase” as a result of the 500 plus programme.
Government approves Poland’s first balanced budget in post-1989 history
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s cabinet has approved a balanced budget for 2020.
