Committee of Supply 2025 debate, Day 1: Gan Thiam Poh on total fertility rate and number of working and retired citizens
Have there been more births in the Year of the Dragon? What is the updated data on the number and ratio of working citizens to those who are retired? Will there be incentives to encourage and support young couples to have more children earlier, and what is the government doing to help and support singles who are interested in marriage to meet potential partners? MP Gan Thiam Poh raised these questions in parliament on Friday (Feb 28), where he also urged the government to admit the children of single mothers into the Baby Bonus Scheme and update legislation for their inheritance rights to their mothers’ assets.
Have there been more births in the Year of the Dragon? What is the updated data on the number and ratio of working citizens to those who are retired? Will there be incentives to encourage and support young couples to have more children earlier, and what is the government doing to help and support singles who are interested in marriage to meet potential partners? MP Gan Thiam Poh raised these questions in parliament on Friday (Feb 28), where he also urged the government to admit the children of single mothers into the Baby Bonus Scheme and update legislation for their inheritance rights to their mothers’ assets.
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