This approach will include more help for larger families with three or more children.
PM Lawrence Wong noted that the Forward Singapore exercise had spotlighted areas of concern for many young parents and families, such as pre-school and education.
“It’s less of the perhaps older, previous approach, where it’s incentives for babies,” he said. “But rather than direct incentives towards procreation per se... we can use these resources to create a more family-friendly environment in general.” “These fundamental principles and values cannot be compromised. But how these principles are manifested in policies, well, you can have a debate,” he said. They include whether a policy is the best way to uphold meritocracy, or has perhaps inadvertently led to a sense of elitism or people feeling stressed, he added.
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