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Lawmakers are voting on Tuesday on draft legislation that foresees a special 2,000-euro bonus for all babies born in Greece from January 1, 2020, to parents earning less than 40,000 euros a year.

The bonus is intended to boost birthrates in Greece, which has seen births shrink by 10 percent in the past four years and is projected to see its population decline from 10.4 million in 2020 to 9 million in 2050, or 13.4 percent, according to recent reports.

The 2,000-euro, tax-free benefit will be…

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Source: ekathimerini.com