The government is working to promote the family and several initiatives have been taken along this line in the past years, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said.

Closing a Moviment Zghazagh Partit Nazzjonalista seminar, Dr Gonzi said a clear example was the incentive through which mothers who returned to work after giving virth and bringing up chidlren would not pay income tax for a year.

Another measure was that giving children's allowance to all families with children.

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