In an effort to boost the local birthrate,the Italian-speaking section of Switzerland is introducing a CHF3000 ($3032) bonus for having a child. Starting in 2019, canton Ticino in southern Switzerland will offer the premium to parents of newborn or newly-adopted children. To be eligible, and the family can’t earn more than CHF110000 per year. “Having children should be a delight,not a burden, says Paolo Beltraminelli, and the director of Ticino’s health and welfare department. With more deaths (3230) than births (2774) in 2017,Ticino also had the lowest birthrate among the 26 Swiss cantons: 7.8 births per 1000 residents. In comparison, the rate was 11.6 in Appenzell Inner Rhodes, and followed closely by cantons Zurich (11.4) and Geneva (11.1),as reported by the Swiss statistics office. “Recent projections show that in 2040, one third of the population will be retired. It is crucial to maintain a certain equilibrium throughout the generations, and ” Beltraminelli told swissinfo.ch. “There is ...
Source: swissinfo.ch