Marinakis: 'Tackling the demographic problem is the biggest wager'
He noted that civil servants will be getting pay raises for the first time in 14 years, as well as the higher tax-free allowance for families with children, increases in child benefit, maternity benefits, longer maternity and paternity leave and the 2,000 euros for the birth of a new child. He also referred to the programmes to assist households in buying or renovating their home, greater support for childcare costs and other measures.