The government is using every possible means to encourage people to have more babies, but what is frustrating is that birth subsidies vary in different cities and counties, so not everyone is receiving the same amount of financial aid. In fixing the matter, the legislators are now suggesting the government to set a consistent standard across the island. Meanwhile, Premier Wu Den-yih has agreed to mend the rules by providing additional fund for low-income families to hire nannies.

The government had a campaign to call for a slogan to boost the country's falling birth rate, that is now the lowest in the world.

However, as high as 80% of office workers believe this would not increase their willingness to give birth.

Therefore, various kinds of subsidies for children have become the major platform for candidates in the year-end five municipalities elections.

But this also creates a gap for the subsidy standards.

Some legislators said that residents of certain cities or counties that don't receive any subsidies feel inferior.

Both lawmakers from across the political spectrums urge the government to map out a set of consistent birth subsidy measures across the country.

Premier Wu Den-yi stressed that the Council for Economic Planning and Development will propose the plan under the principle that doesn't undermine the nation's finance.

He also promises that the bar for childminder subsidy is lowered to family with an annual income of less than 1.5 million NT$, adding that the administration would refer to examples of foreign countries and may remove the wealth restrictions to encourage all families to give birth.

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