Chapter 314 Childcare Fund

Hearing Amelia's question, Sebastian immediately answered firmly.

"After everyone pays taxes, we must first establish a childcare fund, no matter what else! This is the top priority and we must not be careless."

Childcare fund?

Amelia frowned, confused. "Is it really that important? This is the first item?"

"Of course it's important," Sebastian nodded without hesitation. "Raising children is not just the responsibility of parents, it also concerns the future of the entire wizarding society. The Ministry of Magic must solve the worries of wizards through childcare funds."

He explained: "The size of the wizarding population has always been one of the key factors restricting our development. If you want wizards to increase their desire to have children, it is not enough to just increase taxes on single people. Every wizard family must feel real support, especially in raising children."

"So how do you think we should do it?" Amelia began to listen carefully.

"The Ministry of Magic can set up a special childcare fund, covering all stages from pregnancy to the child's growth."

"For example, your Law Enforcement Department could set up a new Marriage Department to register married wizard couples."

"After these wizard couples have children, they can receive 200 gold galleons in childcare expenses every month until the children reach adulthood."

"Each child can receive money every month. The more children you have, the more you can receive. There is no upper limit."

"Of course, 200 gold galleons is just a casual remark of mine. We need to do more research to determine how much money should be distributed."

The truth is actually very simple. Neither giving birth to a child nor raising a child is an easy task.

If the Ministry of Magic wants to encourage childbirth, it cannot just shout a few slogans, but must assume the responsibilities of the wizarding government.

After all, raising children is time-consuming and expensive. If the Ministry of Magic can reduce the burden on wizards in this regard, the willingness of wizard families to have children will naturally increase.

Percy's face was filled with emotion after hearing Sebastian's explanation.

The Weasley family has always lived in financial difficulty because they have many children.

If the Ministry of Magic had introduced this policy earlier, their family wouldn't have had such a hard time.

You know, when their younger brother Ron first entered school, he couldn't even afford to buy his own wand, and he used the old wand left by his brother Charlie.

If he hadn't earned some money by working part-time, there's no telling when he would have had his own wand.

Amelia had no objection. After listening to Sebastian's explanation, she realized that this childcare fund was a good thing for the wizarding world.

She would definitely strongly support such a policy, even if she herself could not enjoy it.

"Sebastian, after the childcare fund, what is the next focus of funding allocation?"

Allocation priorities?

We must allocate resources to education and make education free for all!

As the Muggle saying goes, it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a person.

Investment in education is vital, and taxes should not simply be used to accumulate wealth but to benefit future generations.

Sebastian said to Amelia seriously: "First of all, as the top institution in our wizarding world, Hogwarts needs continuous financial support."

Currently, Hogwarts' funding mainly comes from donations from school directors and the development of the Forbidden Forest, but this is still not enough.

After universal taxation, the Ministry of Magic needs to provide more funding to Hogwarts to ensure the upgrading of their facilities, curriculum development, and increase in professors' salaries.

"In addition, it is not a small expense for young wizards to buy school uniforms and textbooks for the first time. The Ministry of Magic can also provide some financial assistance for these educational supplies, just like young wizards can get discounts when they buy their first wand."

This will reduce the burden on families and make everyone feel that education is not only the responsibility of parents, but also the responsibility of the Ministry of Magic.

"But education is not limited to Hogwarts," Sebastian added. "We also need to consider investment in basic education, especially kindergarten and primary school."

"Wizard children deserve the best education and guidance. The Ministry of Magic can allocate funds to support these basic education institutions and ensure that they have sufficient resources to train wizard children."

A wizard kindergarten and a wizard elementary school have been established in the new town of Hogsmeade.

Parents don’t have to pay any fees to send their children to school, which saves them time, effort and money.

Swan Alchemy has always invested a lot of money in it. After all, whether it is recruiting teachers, maintaining infrastructure or feeding children, it is a considerable expense.

If it was before, it would be fine. Swan Alchemy should pay the money.

But after the implementation of universal taxation, the Ministry of Magic should assume responsibility and at least bear half of the financial expenses. If circumstances permit, it would be better to bear more.

"Not only education, but also scientific research is the key to development," Sebastian said, "If we want the wizarding society to develop rapidly, we must face up to the importance of scientific research."

"Amelia, you should know that we have established a research institute in the new city of Hogsmeade, and we are recruiting people with aspirations from all over the world to conduct safe magical research there."

"The Ministry of Magic can increase funding for magical research institutes and fund more research projects. This will not only promote the progress of the wizarding world, but also help solve practical problems in the wizarding world."

"Things like the improvement of medical magic, the development of new defensive spells, the research and development of new potions, and even the protection and research of some magical creatures all require sufficient funding."

Amelia nodded repeatedly. She felt that what Sebastian said made a lot of sense. If they followed his advice, the British wizarding world would surely develop better and better.

With just a few years of development, the British wizarding world will become a holy land for wizards all over the world, attracting many wizards to settle down and work here.

Thinking of this, Amelia showed a playful look on her face: "Sebastian, you have a very good plan."

"Whether it's a kindergarten, elementary school, or wizard research institute, each one is directly related to you, Sebastian."

"With the funding from the Ministry of Magic, Swann can save some money on alchemy."

"By then, you will have both fame and profit. No matter how you look at it, you will not be at a loss."

"Hehe," Sebastian grinned after hearing what Amelia meant. "It's not that exaggerated. It's a win-win situation."

"Ultimately, it's all about the future of the wizarding world."

Amelia smiled and shook her head. "Forget it, forget it. I can't argue with you, and I'm too lazy to keep harping on this."

"After all, you have planned so much for the wizarding world, and we can't let down your hero."

"Besides education, do you have anything else to add?"