Every year on 8th April we celebrate International Roma Day. On this day, in 1971, the First World Roma Congress was held, where delegates decided to call the ethnic group itself Roma. Since 1990, the international community has been celebrated to what and to whom Roma should be proud of. Throughout the history, there has been many Roma athletes, actors, musicians and war heroes who were honoured to be Hungarians and we can be proud of many Roma role models of the present as well.
The majority of Hungarians are satisfied with the family-friendly policy of the last 12 years and support it’s continuation in the future, according to the representative research of the Maria Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS).For more than a decade, the government has been continuously expanding the family support system and providing unprecedented assistance to families. According to the survey conducted in late February and early March, all of the most important family-friendly measures contribute to improving the financial situation of families.
Hungary values the elderly; the role of grandparents is of paramount importance in our communities and families. The sixth episode of the KINCS Minutes is showcasing the measures supporting the elderly.
Hungary protects and supports families raising children in order to ensure that having and bringing up children represent a favourable financial situation rather than a financial difficulty.
For Hungary, every Hungarian child is a tresure, and the welfare and protection of children is our common cause and responsibility.
Since 2010, the government has taken a number of steps in favour of nearly 2 million children. The balanced education of children is supported by child welfare measures such as crèche development, compulsory kindergarten from the age of three, free or discounted meals for children, free textbooks in primary schools, in secondary schools and in vocational training, or Erzsébet Camps.
The family tax refund and the 13th month pension paid by the government as well as the youth tax exemption provide significant help to Hungarians, which contributes to the preservation of families' sense of safety. Thanks to the benefits, approximately four and a half million people received extra income in February, which is mostly spent on their family members, home, daily consumer goods and savings, according to the research conducted by the Maria Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) in mid-February.
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