SINGAPORE: The government announced a S$300mil baby-boosting package yesterday, in hopes of reversing an alarming slide in its birth rate to record lows and countering rapid ageing of the population.
The measures include bigger housing grants to encourage singles to marry, cash payments of up to S$18,000 if the baby is a third or fourth child, babycare subsidies, tax rebates for working mothers, longer maternity leave and more leave days for working parents.
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