This is well below the replacement rate of 2.1. If the low fertility rates continue, the resident population will fall from 3.2 million to 2.7 million in 50 years and the resident labour force will fall by more than one quarter. Eight weeks' paid maternity leave will be given to every mother expecting her third child. The government will also set up a Children Development Fund for the second and third child born on or after April 2001. The money can also be used for the benefit of the other children in the family.
Approved uses are childcare, nursery and kindergarten fees.
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