Women talk

Most mothers remember that they started paying for their child before they even gave birth to it. They paid for the gynecologist, some specialized tests, nutritional supplements, the private maternity hospital, the midwife. If they had to do IVF, the financial burden was even greater.

Then, after birth, they pay the pediatrician, the babysitter, the private nursery - because there was no place in the public nursery in their neighborhood. Next come extracurricular activities, foreign languages, tutoring, private lessons or private school. And if they're lucky, they won't have to find a mental health professional, because then things will get really difficult. The exorbitant expenses do not end after the university entry exams because the young adult may move to another city, at which point the torture of looking for housing begins.

With the creation of the Ministry of...