if you thought only the Haredi parties want to increase child allowances, think again.
MK Anat Barco (Likud) has submitted a law proposal that would increase child allowances. I tw would not increase the amount of the allowance, but it would increase the amount of time the allowance is given to parents.
Barco says that our soldiers do not get paid a reasonable amount of money. This causes parents to really be supporting their children not just until 18, as has always been thought, but through their army service.
Barco's law proposal would have the government continue giving the child allowances until the child's compulsory army service is completed. The proposal would also give parents a tax credit for the same time period.
source: IBA News
I think this is discriminatory against Haredim who, for the most part, do not serve in the army. the law proposal should include a clause giving parents of yeshiva students the child allowances until the child finishes his yeshiva studies...
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