Linze County, Gansu Province recently issued the "Implementation Opinions on Optimizing the Fertility Policy of Linze County to Promote Long-term Balanced Population Development (Trial)" (referred to as "Opinions").
According to the "Opinions", will provide a childcare subsidy of 5,000 yuan per year for the second child and 10,000 yuan per year for the third child until the child is three years old. Linze permanent resident families studying in public kindergartens in the jurisdiction will receive a subsidy of 1,000 yuan per student per school year for the second child, and 2,000 yuan per school year per student for the third child. grants a government subsidy of 40,000 yuan to resident families in Linze who have two or three children to purchase commercial housing in the city.
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Linze County belongs to Zhangye City . According to the "Linze County Seventh National Census Bulletin" published on the website of the Linze County People's Government, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the county's permanent population was 115,946, which is the same as the sixth national census in 2010. Compared with the 134,328 people, a decrease of 18,382 people, an average annual decrease of 1.46%.
involves the entire system of childcare, education, and house purchase
A reporter from China Securities News noted that the "Opinions" involve the implementation of basic maternal and child health service projects, the issuance of childcare subsidies, the acceleration of the construction of maternal and child facilities, the rational allocation of educational resources, and the reduction of Housing costs and other aspects.
Clearly and comprehensively implement national pre-pregnancy health checkups and basic maternal and child health services. Linze permanent resident women who gave birth to one child, two children, and three children in county public medical institutions were given a one-off maternity allowance of 2,000 yuan, 3,000 yuan, and 5,000 yuan, respectively. High-risk pregnant and lying-in women with permanent residence in Linze who are required to give birth in a tertiary hospital assessed by county-level experts can enjoy the same policy.
For the permanent residents of Linze who have two or three children in county public medical institutions,The second child will receive a childcare subsidy of 5,000 yuan per year, and the third child will receive a childcare subsidy of 10,000 yuan per year until the child is three years old. High-risk pregnant and lying-in women with permanent residence in Linze who are required to give birth in a tertiary hospital assessed by county-level experts can enjoy the same policy.
Incorporate infant and child care services into economic and social development plans, accelerate the construction of public nursery institutions, explore the establishment of a management model for infant and child care services with leading concepts and distinctive features, and improve the "three-in-one" service network of families, communities, and institutions . For social nursery institutions established that meet the national and provincial normative construction requirements, the government will provide a one-time subsidy of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan in accordance with the practical area and the scale of the nursery. Support qualified employers to provide childcare services for their employees, and effectively solve the problem of care for infants and young children under 3 years of age. According to relevant national regulations, the expenses incurred in the care services for infants and children under 3 years old are included in the special additional deduction of 's personal income tax .
At the same time, speed up the construction of public places such as bus terminals, large supermarkets, parks, hospitals, hotels, communities, tourist attractions, and employers’ maternal and infant facilities. A subsidy of 10,000 to 15,000 yuan for "baby" rooms will increase the utilization rate of facilities and the accessibility of services, so as to make it convenient for the people to enjoy nearby services.
For Linze permanent residents with two or three children, a government subsidy of 40,000 yuan will be given to purchase commercial housing in the urban area of Linze County and live in central market towns, Tunquan Town, Danxia Kangyang Village, etc. The district will give a government subsidy of 30,000 yuan when purchasing commercial houses. When the government allocates public rental housing, it will give priority to families that meet the housing security requirements and have minor children.
The "Opinions" mentioned that by 2030, the policy system for promoting the long-term and balanced development of the population will be more complete, the service management mechanism will operate efficiently, the cost of childbirth, nurturing, and education will be significantly reduced, the fertility level will be more appropriate, and the population structure will be further improved. The county's population increased by 9% compared with the seventh census. Promote the long-term balanced development of the population should be placed in the overall work of the county in planning and deployment, taking into account multiple policy goals, and overall consideration of population size, quality, structure, distribution and other issues, so as to promote the coordinated and sustainable development of population and economy, society, resources, and the environment. Promote the all-round development of people.
Promote long-term balanced population development
This is not the first city to implement childbirth subsidies.
On July 28, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province issued the "Sixteen Policies and Measures to Promote Human Resources Concentration", which mentioned that Panzhihua households who have two or three children on or after June 12, 2021 will be charged monthly A childcare subsidy of 500 yuan is issued for each child until the child is 3 years old.
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Professor Pan Helin, executive dean and professor of the Institute of Digital Economy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, told a reporter from China Securities News that subsidized childbirth is currently the most direct way to encourage childbirth, but you must also see that, The cost of hindering childbirth cannot be compensated by a fixed amount. In fact, to encourage childbirth, it is necessary to adopt a multi-pronged approach in terms of employment and social security. Linze's policy to encourage childbirth is very comprehensive, and many dimensions have been taken into consideration.
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