China rolls out childcare subsidy to boost birth rate
National program offers retroactive payments from January as some cities already providing up to $13,000 per child with measurable success.
A man pushes a stroller past a Fendi boutique in a luxury shopping mall in Chongqing, China. The country has introduced a national childcare subsidy to ease the burden of parenting and encourage higher birthrates. Image: Getty Images
A man pushes a stroller past a Fendi boutique in a luxury shopping mall in Chongqing, China. The country has introduced a national childcare subsidy to ease the burden of parenting and encourage higher birthrates. Image: Getty Images