The humanitarian organization Oxfam's report "The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2018" shows that Poland ranks first in terms of closing the gap between the poor and the rich.

Three years of Law and Justice's flagship program, 500 plus. confirm the legitimacy of the program, so the government goes a step further and offers 500 PLN allowance not only for the first child, but for every child.

Recall that 2018 also saw the introduction of the 300 plus layette - which is a financial injection for families with children starting the school year or the Mama 4 plus program - for women who have raised at least four children.

During the session on April 3-4, the Seym will also deal with the bill of the Ministry of Family Affairs, Labor and Social Policy, providing support for elderly people - pensioners and disability pensioners - that is the thirteenth pension, which will amount to 1100 PLN gross (888.25 PLN net). The project concerns millions of people. Many of them, despite having worked most of their lives, carefully count their zloty - spend it on health or help their family...

In the explanatory memorandum to the law, the Ministry explains that the purpose of the one-off cash benefit, in addition to helping pensioners, is specifically to reduce wealth disparities in society. Although many changes have been made in recent years to protect the level of pension benefits, this assistance is still considered insufficient.

If the parliament supports the bill and the president signs it, the 13th will be paid on May 1 this year.

It is worth reassuring those who are negative and worried about It is worth reassuring those who are negative and worried about whether the state budget will be able to sustain these promises, and to challenge accusations that the government is giving away taxpayer money. 

Well, Poland's budget revenue is PLN 380.1 billion (estimated Ministry of Finance data as of February 7, 2019). Only PLN 59.9 billion comes from taxes on individuals, i.e. the statistical Kowalski.

In countries such as Germany or Sweden, financial support In countries such as Germany or Sweden financial support for families with children is This is particularly important in the context of Europe's shrinking population. population is shrinking.

So it is important to look at state policy as a concern for the youngest of today and a good investment in our tomorrow.

Text Marta Olejnik