The "great majority" of Italian
families will have free nursery care from the first of January
thanks to the 2020 budget, Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri
said on Tuesday.
This will be thanks to a "boosting" of an existing nursery
bonus for low earners, he said.
The measure, Gualtieri said, was "important also from the
standpoint of female employment".
He said "there had been talk of the measure since September
but it will be triggered on January 1."
Nursery school places were "insufficient" today, especially
in the South of Italy, Gualtieri said.
Places would be increased. he said.
Over the course of the next three years, he said, the budget
will earmark 2.8 billion euros more for families.
Deputy Economy Minister Antonio Misiani said last month that
2020 budget bill would feature a measure granting low and medium
income households free nursery care for their children starting
in September.
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