The Greek
government announces a bonus scheme on childbirth
The rapidly
declining population in Greece became a problem for the government, the
government announced a baby bonus scheme.
The
government has announced a scheme called “Baby Bonus” to tackle this
problem. Under this scheme, each couple will receive millions of rupees on
childbirth.
In Greece,
under the Baby Bonus Scheme, a child-bearing couple will be given 2000 thousand
euros for this scheme, the government has a budget of about 30 billion rupees.
According to
a UN report, Greece’s population is about one million and it is decreasing
rapidly. The report said that if the birth rate does not rise there, the
population will decrease by 33% in the next 30 years.
By the year
2050, 36 percent of the population will be 65 years old, so the government
there has announced the Baby Bonus Scheme for raising the birth rate.
In addition
to Greece, many other countries also have the Baby Bonus scheme which includes
countries like Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland. In
Australia, baby makers are paid around Rs 5,000 to Rs 5 lakh.
