A well-known economic metropolis tries with a lot of money to make couples want to start a family
A baby bonus in the corona pandemic of all things?
In the
corona pandemic *
, the city-state of Singapore wants
to
give
its residents an
incentive to have children
with a baby bonus
.
The planned sum:
Couples in Singapore are to receive a
one-off payment
of 3,000 Singapore dollars - the equivalent of 1,900 euros -
for
every newborn baby
, according to the government of the Southeast Asian city-state of the German press agency on October 9, 2020.
In addition, there is still
child benefit there
.
Singapore is considered to be one of the richest economies in the world.
At the same time,
couples
only have
one child
on average
.
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Singapore had
one of the lowest
birth rates in the
world
even before the
corona pandemic
: on average, there are just 1.14 children per woman, according to a report on NTV.de.
That is the fourth lowest fertility rate in the world.
For years, the government has tried to use financial
incentives
to promote family formation.
As part of the
previous bonus system
, parents could expect up to the equivalent of $ 7,300 for a child, reports the news portal.
The citizens have not yet been convinced by this;
the numbers have remained in decline.
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As a result of the pandemic, the
average
monthly
income of
the people there fell from $ 4,435 to $ 3,738, the news channel also reported.
That made the situation worse.
So that the pandemic-related
worries about jobs and wages are
not reasons against children, the government wants to increase the current incentive.
Around 5.6 million people live
in the
economic metropolis of Singapore.
(ahu) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network.
Sources: dpa; NTV.de
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