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Spain: A Country Without Children - ej 19.20.2007

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Torsten JostDecember 20, 2007

If you want to earn 2,500 euros have a baby! That's the financial reward for parenthood in Spain, introduced by Prime Minister José Luis Zapatero himself in a bid to halt the country's disastrously falling birth rate. The number of babies being born there averages out at just 1.37 per woman. But many think the baby-bounty won't work; without financial support for families, there'll still be a shortage of kids. +++ROLL TAPE+++

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