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Births Encouraged With Babysitting Subsidy in Taiwan
To boost up a birth rate that is one of the lowest in the world, Taiwan has offered subsidized babysitting, reports an official.
Those who have three children, with one aged under two, will receive a monthly babysitting subsidy of 3,000 Taiwan dollars (94 dollars) from next year, said Chang Hsiu-yuan, director of the Child Welfare Bureau.
From 2012 the interior ministry will also give low-income families 5,000 Taiwan dollars per month for each child until it turns two, sh…
