The Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers adopted a draft law 500 Plus – said his boss, Minister Henryk Kowalczyk. Now the project will be discussed by the Council of Ministers, probably at its next meeting, and then to parliament.
– Rozstrzygnęliśmy all comments submitted to the project. The funds for this program are protected – said at a press conference Kowalczyk. He also expressed hope that the government will examine a proposal at its next meeting.
“Family 500 plus” without major changes
– After a period of consultation and public consultation project was agreed today at the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers. Key elements of the project, the most important for families who are waiting longer to pay benefits, have not been altered in any way – Rafalska stressed at a press conference.
As she spoke, they relate the income threshold for the first child. – It has been maintained at the level of 800 zł and 1200 zł – in a situation in which the family found a disabled child – she said. – The second and each subsequent child – without a means test, to 18 years of age. These are the key elements of the project – she noted.
She recalled that at an earlier stage of work on the project was introduced records of foster families. – Fostering related and unrelated will receive the service – assured.
The Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers adopted a draft law “Family 500 plus”
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compromise with MF
She stressed that a compromise was reached ws. the financing of this task by local governments, or commission them for organizing payments. – In 2016,., In the first year of organizing these payments, commission 2 per cent in 2017. In subsequent years – the commission will be 1.5 per cent. It is, in my opinion, really good financing on assignment. We must remember that the benefit is relatively high, and the vast majority of people will be entitled without checking their income, and so the complexity of this procedure is not large – she noted.
Szałamacha: I had comments on the draft 500 plus
The Finance Ministry had comments on the draft, some of which have been addressed during the Standing Committee of RM – announced at Thursday’s press conference, Finance Minister Paul Szałamacha.
On Thursday at the Government Legislation Centre published the opinion of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry writes that he can not give a positive opinion of the “family 500 plus”. The main reason is a “significant increase in expenditure of the state budget.” MF also indicates that an increase in benefits could have a “negative impact on labor supply” that is part of the parents may stop working due to an increase in “cash transfers to families”.
As he spoke Szałamacha, “the natural order of things is that if a profound social adjustment, the ministry consists of attention”. – I am such comments consisted from the outset, ensuring optimum shapes solution – he added.
– This morning, such comments were submitted, the whole list. During the Standing Committee followed by a discussion, part of the remarks have been accepted, some rejected on this long list, including comments on commission, exchange of personal data and other detailed technical issues that touched there – said the head of the Ministry of Finance.
M. Morawiecki Program Family 500 plus: This long-term investment. Will begin in the second quarter
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Majszczyk: we do not question the “Family 500 plus”
Comments MF in any event not question the program “Family 500 plus”, we ask only to clarify certain things – said Deputy Finance Minister Hanna Majszczyk, which is signed at a critical opinion of the Ministry for the “Family 500 plus.”
Majszczyk said that because the Ministry of Finance took from the fact that the project in some places requires a “clarification and explanation”. – We observations only referring to explain certain things – she noted.
– The interministerial consultations had a slightly different design than what it is now, because in the meantime it was agreed with party leaders – said Majszczyk.
She pointed out that the budget for the program “Family 500 plus” is in total approx. 17 billion zł and “is the amount fully agreed with the Minister of Labour”. She added that the opinion of the Ministry of Finance merely observes that the program should be within this amount.
– It’s all there are, God forbid, in any case comments that question the program – provided.
Municipalities will have three months to issue the provision of 500 plus
Withdrawals from the “Family 500 plus” can move in April; each municipality will have up to three months on the issue of benefits – said on Thursday the head of the Ministry of family, work and social policy Rafalska Elizabeth.
– Local governments will have one month to prepare for withdrawals. If the law will be adopted in February, March will be a period of vacatio legis, and payments at the beginning of the next quarter, ie from April. Indeed, it is very much eligible. Therefore, we can apply until 30 June – Rafalska said at a press conference.
– The municipality, which will have to handle so many people will not only have a month to issue a decision granting the provision of education, but also the three-month period of the release of this benefit. Clearly, where a few people authorized, in small municipalities intend to overcome this sooner – Rafalska added.
The “Family 500 plus” can dezaktywizować, but also activate
The “Family 500 plus” can affect both the professional deactivation and activation – assessed on Thursday the head of the labor department Elizabeth Rafalska. She recalled that after a year the resort has to assess the implementation and impact of the program.
During convened a press conference on Thursday Rafalska indicated that because of the possibility of economic inactivity – relating mainly to women – appeared not only in the observations of the Ministry of Finance. She emphasized that the benefits shall be entitled to 2 million 700 Polish families. – If Shut down the mother of three or four children for two or three years, it becomes a benefit for her and her family – assessed MRPiPS head.
She added that also meets with a completely different argument – that the program can be a factor activating.
– Mothers of large families say that with the support, will be able to arrange child care to go to work – she said.
The Minister assessed that it is important that mothers – especially those that have two, three children and more – have the ability to choose and work necessarily in full.
As pointed out in the Act was included in the mechanism, which assumes that after a year of the program the Ministry will be obliged to carry out analyzes of benefits, including the impact of introduction Act.
Mateusz Morawiecki of the “family 500 plus”
– I would ask those who can afford and earn more, so do not take this support – urged the minister of development, at the same time declaring that same program Family 500 plus not benefit. – I have four children, but I will not take the money – he assured.
In his view, the development of the wealthiest should resign to run for 500 gold due to “the common good and responsibility for the state.”
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The opposition of the “family 500 plus”
The finance ministry’s comments on the draft bill addressed the PO caucus head Slawomir Neumann.
– I hope that before the government adopts this law, will add to the money (MF indicated, among other things, that the budget may run out more than 200 million zł for the implementation of the program – ed. ed.) and to the Sejm will direct the project with specific calculations – he said. The politician reminded that even during the election campaign the Civic Platform said that the program is underestimated. Today, the government confirms it – he said.
According to the deputy PSL Marek Sawicki, Law and Justice himself has directed all the fuss just to “function on the media.”
– A few days already about 500 Plus did not talk, so today be heard from – said the politician PSL. In his opinion, according to consistent opinion of economists who assess the situation of the Polish economy against the global economies, program run out of money.
– Easily accepts a permanent obligation expense in the budget, worse found later with enough funds – noted the former minister.
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