Overview
- Lithuania’s government presented an eight-point package to encourage family formation and higher birth rates.
- President Gitanas Nausėda proposed a 0% personal income tax for five years for families with at least two children on earnings up to the national average of about €1,400.
- Employers would get lighter payroll charges for hiring workers with two or more children under the same proposal.
- Social Security and Labour Minister Jūratė Zailskienė suggested reviving traditional discothèques and holding dance nights to give young people more chances to meet partners.
- The plan also raises the birth grant to €1,036 from June 2026 and adds family-friendly local awards, while some economists argue migration and growth could soften demographic pressures.