Dozens of “family picnics” are being organised around Poland to promote the ruling party’s flagship child benefit policy.
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Polish ruling party announces rise in flagship child benefit ahead of elections
PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński also pledged free medicines for children and seniors as well as abolishing motorway tolls.
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