There are fewer and fewer children in Italy, and there have never been so few since the unification of Italy.. To remind us of the sad balance of less than 7 newborns and more than 12 deaths per 1000 inhabitants in total less than 400,000 births per year this is the latest Istat report that has alarmed the government, concerned about a possible “ethnic replacement”. Beyond an expression that suggests disturbing theories of superiority, it cannot be denied that the permanent decline in the birth rate is a specific and urgent problem that needs to be addressed with a new approach, perhaps even an economic one. “Welfare is not enough,” rumbles the league’s undersecretary, Bitonci, “although the kindergarten reform that has been under consideration for years has yet to be implemented, and in Italy there is only room for one in three children,” tax leverage is needed. In short, they need economic incentives that persuade families (especially women) to have children. At the moment there is only a draft, but Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti seems to have clear ideas. So, let’s see what the bill for families will consist of.
What does the Family Bill provide?
Under the slogan “No taxes for those who have children,” the government is considering a family bonus for parents with children along the lines of the 110% Super Bonus. This means that some forms will be entered tax breaks for families with at least two childrenwithout abolishing a single universal allowance, a monthly measure that turned out to be fundamental, but adding tax deduction of 10,000 euros per year for each dependent child until graduation from university and for all households with no income limits. However, at the moment the deductible is 950 euros per child under the age of 21.
In short, the proposal gives double support: on the one hand, maintaining the monthly allowance, and on the other, reducing the tax wedge.. It remains to see how and where to find the right covers. “The figure is indicative,” he assures Corriere Bitonci, “even 5,000 euros can be a good offer: in the case of three children, this will be 15,000 euros deductions.” In fact, many measures are being studied. Some are also looking with great interest at the example of Hungary, which in 2019 introduced a massive economic plan to support child rearing to combat a declining birth rate. Starting with a lifetime tax exemption for all women who have given birth to at least 4 children.
Moreover, for women under 40 who are getting married for the first time, a preferential loan of 31,500 euros is provided., whose interests completely fade with the birth of a third child. For families with at least two children, a plan has been developed that allows them to purchase their first home. In addition, work is underway on a plan to expand public kindergartens, and parental leave has been introduced for grandparents until the age of three of their grandchildren. We don’t ask for that much, but at least paternity leave equals mum’s, yes.
Source: Elle