The new child benefits increased considerably in 1999; in the first months following the changes the amounts were higher by as much as 55.7 per cent in comparison with benefits before the increase.
Les nouvelles allocations familiales ont considérablement augmenté en 1999; pendant les premiers mois qui ont suivi les modifications, on a enregistré des augmentations allant jusqu'à 55,7 % par rapport aux allocations d'avant la hausse.