The Prime Minister has introduced what he calls the “largest tax cut in Europe and the entire Western world”. In a social media post, he declared that the country is “making history” by creating the world’s first family-centred economy. The new policy introduces major income tax exemptions for mothers, as part of the Government’s push to boost the country’s birth rate. Mothers with one child will be exempt from paying income tax until they turn 30 years old. At the same time, mothers with two or more children will be completely exempt from paying income tax for life.
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