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France Delays Family-Allowance Top-Up to Age 18 for New Cases, Effective Today

The government says the shift will finance a July launch of paid birth leave through projected social-security savings.

Andalusia to Approve Tax Breaks for Storm-Hit Households Today

JU Leader Pressures CDU for Social Reforms After Debt-Brake Pledge

Brazil Starts February Bolsa Família Payouts With Staggered Schedule Through Feb. 27

Minneapolis Council Sets Vote on $1 Million Rental Aid and Eviction-Notice Extension Tied to ICE Enforcement

Government Locks 2026 Budget for Confidence Vote in Chamber Ahead of Tuesday Final Vote

Spain Exempts Valencia DANA Aid From Income, Wealth and Corporate Taxes

French National Assembly Passes Emergency Stopgap to Keep Government Running in January

France Shelves Sweeping Unemployment Reform, Sets Talks on Rupture Deals With €400 Million Savings Goal

France Drafts Decree to Raise Family-Allowance Top-Up Age to 18

Russia Details 2026 Family Support: Maternal Capital Indexed 6.8%, One-Time Tax Payment Planned

Saarland Sends 2026–27 Budget to Committee as CDU Warns on Debt, Rheinland-Pfalz Approves €600 Million for Municipalities

PP Backs Vox to Request Audit of "Illegal" Immigration Spending

Nationwide Strikes Sweep France as Unions Protest Austerity, Eiffel Tower Closes

Andalucía Adds €100 IRPF Deduction for Celiac Patients in New Tax Relief Package

Viral Reel by Indian Mom Details South Korea Maternity Payouts, Including ₹1.26 Lakh at Birth

Italy Opens Budget Talks as Salvini Pushes Tax-Debt Amnesty, Meloni Eyes IRPEF Cut

China Unveils Nationwide $1,500 Child Subsidy and Birth-Friendly Measures

Maharashtra Suspends 26.34 Lakh Ladki Bahin Stipends Over Eligibility Discrepancies

China Launches Nationwide 3,600 Yuan Subsidy for Children Under Three