Finland’s plans to reform child benefit

Child benefit has not led to an increase in the birth rate, says Delfi:

“Let’s face the facts: people simply don’t want children! Or rather, they don’t want them in the current situation, which seems so uncertain. … Everyday economic uncertainty is something far more tangible. Nor does it help when we see how irresponsibly the state manages our collective finances. … The bid to ‘buy’ the birth rate as a state project has failed – all further funding for this purpose should be discontinued.”