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Prime minister: Family policy will remain a coalition priority throughout its term
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Prime minister: Family policy will remain a coalition priority throughout its term

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said the coalition had agreed to make family policy a priority throughout its term.
  • Social Security and Labour Minister Inga Ruginienė is expected to present an ambitious family package during the autumn parliamentary session.
  • The proposed measures would cover greater funding for families, prospective parents and first-home purchases.

Lithuania’s coalition has agreed to keep family policy as a central focus for the rest of its term, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said after meeting coalition partners.

Sinkevičius said Social Security and Labour Minister Inga Ruginienė would present the planned Family Package during the autumn session. He described the proposal as ambitious and said he hoped it would meet expectations.

Family policy will be one of this coalition’s priorities, with increased funding for families, starting not only with those who want to have children but also with a first home.

— Mindaugas SinkevičiusThe prime minister described the planned family-policy package after a coalition meeting.

The package is expected to include increased funding for families, support for people who want to have children and measures related to a first home. The prime minister said family policy would be a priority not only for the 2027 budget but for the remainder of the coalition’s term.

The package, I think, will be a focus not only for 2027 but for the rest of the term.

— Mindaugas SinkevičiusHe said family policy would remain a long-term coalition priority.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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