VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news) — October 15, 2007 -2130CEST — Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has delivered a ‘families first’ budget which the PN hope will win the party a third successive term in office at the next general election. Among the ‘family-friendly’ measures announced an increase in maternity leave to 14 weeks as well as children’s allowance paid to parents with an annual income of more than Lm10,270/€23,922. The Prime Minister also announced further help for working families with the costs of childcare as allowance on expenses related to childcare services was extended to parents whose children attend kindergarten. In further measures in favour of children, the Prime Minister announced that the allowance for orphans will be increased by Lm4. Delivering his fourth budget, a confident Lawrence Gonzi added that by balancing affordable tax cuts and long-term investment, the government would meet the needs of not just some but all of Maltese families. read more

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