Taiwan to boost births
臺灣重金鼓勵生第三胎
Taiwan is offering subsidised babysitting in a bid to boost the island's dwindling birth rate, The China Times reported Tuesday. Those who have 3 children, with one aged under 2, will receive a monthly babysitting subsidy of NT$3,000 from next year. From 2012 the "interior ministry" will also give low-income families NT$5,000 per month for each child until it turns 2 in an initiative estimated to cost NT$1.18b a year. Last year 191,310 babies were born in Taiwan, down 3.74% from the previous year.
據(jù)臺灣《中國時報》7日報道，臺灣為提高日漸走低的生育率，將采取發(fā)放高額生育補(bǔ)助的方式。從明年起，家長只要育有第3胎，在小孩滿兩歲以前，都可向政府申請每月3000元新臺幣的"保母托育"費用補(bǔ)助。臺灣"內(nèi)政部"表示，家有零至兩歲幼兒的低收入父母，每月可領(lǐng)5000元補(bǔ)助。"內(nèi)政部"估算，這項育兒津貼的經(jīng)費總額將達(dá)到11.8億元。去年，臺灣僅有191310名嬰兒出生，較前年減少3.74%。 |
