France has an ageing population, and is tackling this with a strong pro-natal policy, to create a more favourable age structure and dependency ratio.
It is commonly called 'le Code de la Famille', (although it is technically called 'code de l'action sociale et des familles') It was created in 1952 to encourage the repopulation of France after World War 2. This has had some effects, but has not been entirely successful. The Incentives:
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