In the course of the 2015/16 tax reform, it is planned to double the tax allowance per child to EUR 440. It amounts to 0.65% of GDP, that is, approximately a fourth of total spending on family benefits. Since 2009, employers can grant a childcare subsidy to the employee of up to EUR 500 per year for children under ten years of age conditional on the use of an formal childcare facility or a licensed child minder. The subsidy can be paid either directly to the facility or to the care giver either in cash or as a voucher to be cashed in at a facility of her choice.