With the development of social economy and the intensification of population aging, China is facing a severe demographic situation. In order to encourage childbirth and increase the birth rate, experts have put forward a proposal to issue birth subsidies.
1. Background. On December 11, Ren Zeping and a number of experts jointly issued a document saying that vigorously issuing birth subsidies will help boost fertility and expand domestic demand, and preliminary calculations will require about 1-3 trillion subsidies. This includes measures such as maternity allowances, maternity leave, and childcare services. In addition, China will strengthen family education guidance and services to improve the quality of family education. According to Ren Zeping, the fertility rate in European and American countries can generally reach 15 to 19, while China's fertility rate is currently only 11 or so, and it may even fall below that number this year. Therefore, he stressed that China needs to move from liberalizing childbearing to encouraging childbearing as soon as possible, and reduce the cost of childbearing, parenting, and education.
2. Reasons. Reduce family fertility costs: Maternity subsidies can effectively reduce family fertility costs, including medical expenses, education expenses, and child support expenses. This will help to increase the family's willingness and motivation to have children.
Increasing the birth rate: By providing birth subsidies, more families can be encouraged to have children, thereby increasing the birth rate. This will help alleviate the problem of population aging and promote social stability and development.
Promote social equity: Maternity subsidies can benefit all eligible families, regardless of their economic status. This will help promote social equity and reduce the gap between rich and poor in society.
Third, the implementation plan.
Determine the subsidy standard: Formulate a reasonable subsidy standard for childbirth according to the economic status and fertility needs of different regions and different families. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the subsidy standard is commensurate with the level of economic development and avoid subsidies that are too high or too low.
Determine the target of the subsidy: Clarify the scope of the birth subsidy, including families in line with the national family planning policy, families with special difficulties, etc. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the subsidy recipients.
Formulate the subsidy issuance process: Formulate a detailed birth subsidy issuance process, including application, review, and distribution. Ensure transparency and openness in the process to avoid abuse and corruption.
Strengthen supervision and management: Strengthen the supervision and management of maternity subsidies to ensure the rationality and effectiveness of the use of funds. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the publicity and education of relevant policies to improve the public's awareness and understanding of birth subsidies.
Experts suggest that the issuance of maternity subsidies is a policy measure of positive significance. This policy will help alleviate the country's population problem by reducing the cost of family childbearing, increasing the birth rate and promoting social equity. However, in the process of implementation, it is necessary to pay attention to the formulation of reasonable subsidy standards, the determination of appropriate subsidy targets, the formulation of scientific payment procedures, and the strengthening of supervision and management. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the birth subsidy policy and achieve the expected results.