In a resounding victory for traditional family values, the Hungarian government has expanded tax exemptions and support programs, solidifying its status as Europe’s most family-friendly nation. Announced by Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó on January 14, 2026, via M1 news channel, these measures effective January 1 double the family tax allowance for one million families and grant lifelong personal income tax exemptions to half a million mothers.
Key expansions include exemptions for 120,000 mothers under 40 with two children, and 250,000 with three children since October last year. By 2029, all mothers with two children will qualify. For 15,000 mothers under 30, exemptions now cover full salaries, regardless of child’s birth date. Annual savings range from 1.5 million forints (about 3,896 euros) for under-30s to 3.7 million forints for those with three children.
Hankó emphasized: “We doubled the family tax allowance for one million families, and half a million mothers became exempt from personal income tax for life.” He hailed the system of nearly three dozen supports that “encourage people to have children and work,” leaving resources with families rather than subsidizing foreign interests. Over the past decade, Hungary provided 4,400 billion forints in tax breaks, with 4,000 billion more planned. Home creation programs like Home Start have enabled every second child-rearing family to secure a new home, without mandating marriage.
Conservatives applaud this as a bulwark against leftist policies that redirect funds to multinationals or Ukraine’s war—equivalent to 60 years of Hungarian family aid. Hankó declared: “We stand by the family as it was created in the natural order… We represent the interests of the Hungarian nation and families.”