Question

Which of the following countries during 2019 provided life time personal tax exemption to women with four children?

• A. India
• B. Hungary
• C. Norway
• D. Finland

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The correct option is (B): Hungary.

Answer 2

The question asks which country announced, during 2019, a lifetime personal income tax exemption for women who have four or more children, as part of a pro-natalist policy. Let's assess each option:

1. India: India has various tax provisions and welfare schemes, but it did not introduce a lifetime tax exemption specifically tied to having four children.
2. Hungary: The Hungarian government, under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, announced in early 2019 that women who have four or more children would be granted a lifetime exemption from personal income tax, as part of a broader family-support and population-growth policy.
3. Norway: Norway is known for extensive family welfare benefits, but it did not announce this specific lifetime tax exemption policy in 2019.
4. Finland: Finland also offers substantial family support, but the particular lifetime tax exemption described here was not a Finnish policy announcement.

The described policy specifically matches an announcement made by Hungary in 2019.

Therefore, the correct answer is Hungary.

Answer 3

This policy was introduced specifically to address a demographic concern, a falling birth rate, so tracing which country was actually pursuing that particular population goal in 2019 helps confirm the answer.

1. India: India's population policy concerns in this period were focused on managing high population growth, the opposite goal from encouraging more births through tax breaks.
2. Hungary: Facing a declining birth rate, Hungary's government announced in 2019 that women with four or more children would receive a lifetime exemption from personal income tax, a direct incentive to raise the birth rate.
3. Norway: Norway's family welfare policies are built around parental leave and childcare subsidies rather than a lifetime tax exemption tied to birth rate concerns.
4. Finland: Finland's family support system similarly relies on broad parental benefits rather than this specific tax-exemption approach.

Matching the policy's underlying motive, boosting a falling birth rate through a tax incentive, to the country actually pursuing that goal points to Hungary.

Therefore, the correct answer is Hungary.