Introduction on tax

For all the joy of raising a family, there's no denying that it comes with financial sacrifices and burdens that the childless and those with grown-up children do not bear.

Fiscal policies and lending practices used to ensure that families were given the necessary financial slack during these demanding years, but today's support comes in the form of favourable fiscal policies for dual earner families together with subsidised childcare.

The one-earner breadwinner family is systematically overlooked by the current fiscal system.

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