The government’s support programmes for families also cover single parents, the justice minister told a conference on the subject on Thursday. Judit Varga said that assisting families was “something like a maternal instinct” for the government, which was “constantly fine-tuning” the system. The minister noted that the government plans to submit a bill tightening up the child protection law to parliament during its spring season. Children are “sacred and inviolable” in Hungary, she added. The minister said Hungary spent 6.2% of GDP on family support in 2021, which she called a world record, adding that many countries had showed an interest in the Hungarian system. The government has made the child support more client-friendly and single parents would be helped “in every possible way.”