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What the bill approved by the Government would mean for some 74 mothers in Ungheni district: maternity benefit from the father's income, only from 2028
The Government approved on Wednesday a bill that closes an old inequality: today an uninsured woman receives maternity benefit calculated from her husband's income, but not from the income of the child's father, if the two are not married. The bill changes that — provided the father acknowledges paternity and has a contribution period. Three things are not visible from the press release: the provisions enter into force on 1 January 2028, the concrete procedure is not yet written, and the Ministry of Finance issued a negative opinion twice, saying there is no source for the roughly 170 million lei.
Ion Calmis·23 July 2026· ExplainerWHAT'S AT STAKE