France’s birth rate hit its lowest level since World War II last year - a threat to the country’s long-term social model. #France had been an outlier in Europe, maintaining a solid birth rate while numbers collapsed in Germany, Italy and Spain. President Macron has vowed to tackle the issue by offering better parental leave and combating infertility. But many of the measures his government is mulling have failed to work in other countries. The strain on the financing of the social system is also

Malta’s birth rate is the lowest in Europe, and the government says that could drive the country into a wall of economic and social consequences. In next year’s Budget, families with one or more children will benefit from major income tax cuts. Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit explains what the changes mean for you, with the help of financial coach Patrick Debattista using books to illustrate how much tax families with children will pay as from next year. #Budget2026 | Times of Malta