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Demographic policy proposals by Rozwój Plus in Poland

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Rozwój Plus demographic Demographic policy proposals by Rozwój Plus in Poland

The association Rozwój Plus, founded by former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, has proposed a new demographic policy to address Poland's Poland’s declining birth rate and the future strain on the pension system. system strain. The proposal plan suggests replacing current several existing family benefits—including the "800 plus" ‘800 plus’ allowance, "babciowe," "kosiniakowe," ‘babciowe’, ‘kosiniakowe’, and the Active Parent programme—with a single "parental salary." This salary would be paid to ‘parental salary’ for one parent of a child aged 0–3. Recent details reports specify that this payment salary would be approximately 3,600 PLN net (or the current minimum wage of 4,806 PLN gross) per child. Unlike previous benefit models, this salary payment would be taxed and subject to social security contributions to increase the parent's future pension entitlements, treating childcare similarly to formal employment to protect the economic stability of families. employment. Additionally, the plan introduces a "family ‘family pension contribution," which would redirect contribution’, redirecting one-quarter of a working child's child’s pension contributions to their parents. parents to boost retirement savings. Proponents, including MP Fryderyk Kapinos, argue these measures are necessary to prevent a demographic crisis, noting that Poland's vital as Poland’s population could decrease by 10 million by 2060. This follows data from 2060, following GUS indicating data showing a continued decrease in live births in 2025. The association estimates that while the parental salary would initially cost 40–42 billion zł PLN annually, the total cost would drop dropping to 23–25 billion zł PLN once existing programs are eliminated. However, the proposal has faced political opposition. Sławomir Mentzen, leader of the Konfederacja party, rejected the plan, arguing that previous social programs like ‘500 plus’ failed to improve fertility rates despite massive spending. Mentzen dismissed the proposal as an ineffective attempt to solve demographic issues through increased social expenditures, which he characterized as a waste of public funds.

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