Romanian Eagle

Chapter 224 Baby Boomers Next

Winter is coming, but it's still cold in Romania. At the First National Hospital in Galati, Butovino is working hard to carry bricks. The sweat on his forehead described his efforts, and the trembling legs described his exhaustion.

At this time, the whistle for rest sounded, and Butovino put down his work and slumped on the brick, completely ignoring the impurities and dust on it. There is only one thought in Butovino's mind, no wonder he can get a high salary of 8 lei a day, it is really tiring.

Butovino can get such a high salary now, thanks to the Romanian government. The prosperous economy has made Romania's industry develop, and many job postings are posted on the talent market every day. Most of the Romanian people work in factories, service industries, etc., and work easily. Heavy-duty construction workers are less popular. And now Romania is building everywhere, and the result of the imbalance between supply and demand is driving up the cost of construction workers.

This situation could have been alleviated by the influx of war refugees into Romania, but a government ban cut off this possibility. This is also the result of the government's efforts to allow more Romanian people to enjoy the fruits of economic prosperity. Therefore, the wages of construction sites have increased significantly. This alleviates the problem of labor difficulties on the construction site to a certain extent, at the cost of increasing their cost and making the cost of construction higher.

Butovino thought about his wife and children at home when he was resting, which relieved his exhaustion to a certain extent. Now he needs to finish today's work before he can get paid, and his wife and children at home are still waiting for him.

In fact, the Romanian government has noticed changes in the birth rate over the years. In 1905, when Romania's industrialization began, its birth rate was 3.83%, the mortality rate was 2.47%, and the natural growth rate was 1.36%. Its natural growth rate is only average in Europe, and the only thing that stands out is the high birth rate and high death rate.

Then Romania started the process of industrialization, and its birth rate increased steadily with the industrialization process, from 3.83% in 1905 to 4.21% in 1910. The mortality rate only dropped from 2.47% to 2.38% due to insufficient investment in medical facilities at that time. Don't underestimate this increase and decrease, which is also the result of Romania's annual investment of tens of millions of lei.

And in that year, Romania's baby birth rate was the second-highest-growing country after Russia. However, Romania is much better than Russia's death rate of 3.15%. Therefore, in this year, Romania is proud of other European countries with its natural growth rate as high as 1.83%. Subsequently, the natural growth rate of Romania has been hovering between 1.91% and 1.78%.

There is a change in personal opinion. In those few years, the economic development momentum was good, and many people began to think about *** when they were full. There is also a government push behind the scenes. Through newspapers and other media, the benefits of a family with multiple children are widely publicized, and through religion, it is announced to the world that the Lord loves every baby born. In addition, the media and religion have strongly condemned abortion, forming a social concept that having more children is beneficial.

So the growth rate of newborn babies has been high.

But in the past two years, Romanian babies have once again reached new heights. This is due to the explosive growth of Romania's economy in the past two years. Its growth rate of about 25% has brought not only economic growth, but also rapid social development. Among them, the birth rate has reached 5.12% in the past two years, and the mortality rate has also been reduced to 1.87%. Its natural growth rate has reached 3.25%. If this growth rate is guaranteed, the Romanian population can grow rapidly.

But this unusual growth has also caught the attention of many sociologists, many of whom are cheering the pace of growth. Now, there is no worry about the earth's bearing capacity in future generations. European countries are now dismissive of this great morality. Their eyes are all focused on the national strength of each country. It would not be unbelievable for more than 400 million Chinese at that time), so all countries are encouraging fertility.

Even some "conscience" sociologists with the vision of later generations believe that population growth cannot be too high. It will not be accepted by all sectors of society. Now the mainstream view in various countries is that a perfect family needs to have multiple children, and the multiple here is more than 2.

So when this statistical table of population growth was put in front of Edel, he couldn't help sighing in his heart. "It's still abominable capitalism."

However, high growth also brings some problems. For example, the price of food and supplies for infants and young children in Romania is now rising rapidly, putting additional economic pressure on many families. Moreover, the future involves the education of these children in the future and the future work problems. These are all problems that need to be solved by government departments. However, these problems are insignificant in the face of future demographic dividends.

As for the problem that Romania's domestic population may be too large in the future, Eder has long been at his desk, and he wants the Romanian sword to provide enough space for the Romanian people to survive. As for this sword, it is still being tempered, but it will surprise the world soon.

But the first thing that needs to be solved now is that the burden on the families of new babies must come down. To this end he once again summoned Prime Minister Bretianu.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

After the Prime Minister Bretianu saluted, he looked at his king vigilantly. Eder is distressed by the Prime Minister's vigilance about him, it's been almost a quarter, and the Prime Minister is still brooding over the fact that he forced him to accept the militia fee, even if he commended him for the Royal Order.

However, it is about the young and middle-aged people in the next battle against Romania, so Eder decided to explain his intentions first.

"This summons to Your Excellency the Prime Minister is for the recent baby boom issue."

"Baby boomers?"

Prime Minister Bretianu did not respond to the new term in the king's mouth.

"It's the tidal wave of Romanian babies over the past two years."

Facing Edel's explanation, Plesyanu sensed it, and he asked tentatively. "Your Majesty, do you want to ease the family's burden of raising babies?"

"Yes, I have this plan."

Eder secretly praised the Prime Minister's ability to quickly understand his own thoughts. "Does your government department have any plans for this?"

Prime Minister Bretianu quickly recalled the proposals submitted by government departments in his mind. "Our government believes that in order to reduce the burden on these families, we need to start from two aspects. Among them, we need to reduce the price of baby products on the market and bring them back to normal prices. This requires government departments to guide more companies to pay attention to the market of baby products. This requires more media coverage so that companies can pay enough attention to this market.”

"this is not bad."

Edel praised.

Prime Minister Bretianu saw Eder's approval and went on to say another aspect. "We can also subsidize families with multiple children. The standard of subsidy is that families can be subsidized according to 60% of the basic annual cost of a baby. However, it can only be provided to families with three or more children. The subsidy, which will also bring Romania’s birth rate to another level.”

"So how many years will the government subsidize these families?"

Eder asked about the topic of his greatest concern, and it would be against his original intention to overwhelm the Romanian economy.

Prime Minister Bretianu spoke out about the government's intentions. "Currently, our government considers three to four years to be a reasonable number, which guarantees that the baby will survive the precarious time. The annual cost will not exceed 30 million lei, and it is estimated that the population growth will be a little higher."

Hearing the Prime Minister's words, Edel nodded. He suddenly thought of an institution in later generations to take care of two-parent worker families, perhaps Romania would also use it. "What do you think if the government runs a non-profit organization that exempts parents from bringing their children?"

Edel's proposal made the Prime Minister think for a moment. "Is this a good idea that might spare parents the time and effort required to bring their children, like in school?"

"Yes, but not teaching them to learn, just letting them have fun and play."

Edel went on to say what later generations knew.

"Your Majesty, this method is feasible."

"Then your government should follow that plan."

A few days after Eder and the prime minister negotiated, Romanian newspapers began to report heavily on the high price of baby products. This has forced manufacturers that had previously made high profits to lower their prices to deal with first-come competitors. In the following months, prices in the Romanian baby products market dropped significantly.

At the same time, the government has promulgated the latest legislation to reward fertility. In the new bill, Romanian families with three or more children can apply for a family allowance, but this is only for children under the age of four, including four-year-olds. The bill also stipulates that each family can only receive one family benefit, and each family benefit is 300 lei.

Butovino breathed a sigh of relief from the new law, which, if not too much, relieved his stress. This bill has also relieved many families who have become a burden because of too many children. In the first year of the bill, nearly 80,000 families applied for the grant. Moreover, the birth rate in Romania has increased to a certain extent after the promulgation of the bill. According to the estimation of the government department, the number of family subsidies will reach 150,000 after five years, which will represent a world where many young people will come to this bill in the future.

At the same time, kindergartens established by the government have appeared in various cities in Romania, specializing in taking care of children from 2 years old to 6 years old. This also made the two-worker families who were distressed by having children overjoyed, and soon the kindergartens were filled with children from various families.

PS: After the steamed buns are finished and sleep, Tiannuo Youqing and my promise have been completed.

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