Kremlin pours cold water on proposed ‘tax on childlessness’
The measure has been widely debated by Russian MPs amid efforts to boost the birth rate in the country
A tax on childlessness is unlikely to solve Russia’s demographic problems, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The country has been plagued by a declining birth rate for years. In 2023, only 1.264 million children were born in Russia, the lowest since 1999, according to Rosstat.
The proposed tax entered the spotlight earlier this month...
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