RIGA –The government began putting more money in the pockets of new mothers last week in an attempt to halt the decline in the country's population.As of July 1, mothers of babies up to a 18 months old saw their child care allowance rise from 12 to 30 lats ($19 to $48) a month. This sum is paid to mothers who care for their children at home and have neither full nor part-time jobs. After 18 months, the allowance remains at 7.5 lats per month until the child's third birthday."The government hopes parents will have more children," said Jana Gavare, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Welfare, a...
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