Hungary gives tax breaks to boost population, stop immigration
24 February 2019 |
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Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced tax benefits and subsidies to encourage families to have more children. He said the policy was meant to create more Hungarians instead of promoting EU-backed immigration.
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