The amount of aid has not changed for more than six years, and children's goods have risen in price by 1.5-2 times
In parliament, they got around to children's payments. The Verkhovna Rada proposes to raise the size of the one-time help with the birth of a child. This amount has not changed since 2014, despite the fact that the dollar has doubled since then.
Today, at the birth of the first child, the mother receives 41280 UAH. The payment is divided into parts: UAH 10320 at once and UAH 860 every month until the baby reaches the age of three. Every mother knows that this money is barely enough for diapers, not to mention good nutrition or toys for the baby. And finally, the authorities came to the conclusion that it was time to increase the payment. True, not much - so far only up to 50 thousand. hrn.
“Payments for childbirth assistance should be increased. We propose to start the process of establishing the following amounts of payments: 50 thousand. hryvnia - at the birth of the first child, 100 thousand. hryvnia - at the birth of the second and 150 thousand. at the birth of the third and every next child, ”Danil Getmantsev, chairman of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy, wrote on his Facebook page.
In terms of dollars, the current amount of payment has almost halved - from $ 2.6 thousand. six years ago to $ 1.5 thousand Today. Undershirts and nipples are, of course, not oil, and are not so strongly tied to the exchange rate. Nonetheless, baby expenses in Ukrainian families have increased significantly since 2014. This is one of the possible reasons that the birth rate in the country is falling every year. According to statistics, this indicator annually decreases by 5%.
“If in 2013 the birth rate was 503.7 thousand. children, then in 2020 it amounted to 293.4 thousand. children (the lowest rate in the last 10 years). In turn, the total fertility rate in Ukraine decreased by 19% (from 1.51 children per 1 woman of reproductive age in 2013. Up to 1.22 children in 2020 With the required 2.1 for the normal reproduction of the nation). In the absence of changes, this negative trend will continue and only gain momentum, which will have disastrous consequences for the future existence of the Ukrainian people ", - writes Getmantsev.
Of course, it's hard to imagine that the additional 9 thousand. hryvnias will greatly influence the decision of Ukrainians to have a child. However, this is better than nothing. It remains only to find a budgetary resource to increase payments. Getmantsev believes that additional funds can be obtained from the shade of the alcohol market. “This will make it possible to fill the country's budget by more than UAH 10 billion annually. These funds will be enough for the most important, in my opinion, issue - increasing assistance with the birth of a child, ”the politician said.
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