Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda proposing a package of tax breaks and social measures aimed at raising the country’s birth rate to 1.5 children per woman. Currently, Lithuania’s birth rate stood at 1.18. President’s Chief Advisor on economic and social policy, said the target is ambitious but necessary amid a sharp demographic downturn. Under the president’s proposal, families with two or more children would pay zero income tax for five years following the birth of each additional child.
Additional measures under consideration include establishing a social insurance base for young families to cover pregnancy and maternity leave, exploring the option of reimbursing part of tuition costs after the birth of a child, and granting families with children access to rent-to-buy housing through expanded municipal housing programs in regional areas.
