Government taking steps to help boost birth rate: official
Chien
The government will strive to create a better social and economic environment to encourage people to have children  Deputy Minister of the Interior Chien Tai- lang said Sunday.
 Chien made the remarks after a recent survey showed that the current economic recession  the social welfare system  and poor social order are the three main factors that have dampened people's willingness to have children.
 Chien acknowledged that the government needs to do more to help boost the country's birth rate  which has been in decline for the past 30 years.
 Meanwhile  the number of people aged 65 years and older in Taiwan is expected to rise to 39 percent of the total population by 2051  Chien said  citing a projection by sociologists.
 Therefore  encouraging more births is one the government's policies  Chien said  adding that increasing the birth rate is not only the responsibility of individuals but also of the government.
The government will strive to create a better social and economic environment to encourage people to have children  Deputy Minister of the Interior [TGT] Tai- lang said Sunday.
 [TGT] made the remarks after a recent survey showed that the current economic recession  the social welfare system  and poor social order are the three main factors that have dampened people's willingness to have children.
 [TGT] acknowledged that the government needs to do more to help boost the country's birth rate  which has been in decline for the past 30 years.
 Meanwhile  the number of people aged 65 years and older in Taiwan is expected to rise to 39 percent of the total population by 2051  [TGT] said  citing a projection by sociologists.
 Therefore  encouraging more births is one the government's policies  [TGT] said  adding that increasing the birth rate is not only the responsibility of individuals but also of the government.