The_King Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 SINGAPORE: Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR) fell to a historic low of 1.1 last year, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Indranee Rajah on Friday (Feb 26). She said that the COVID-19 pandemic caused some Singaporeans to postpone their marriage, resulting in about 10 per cent fewer marriages last year than in 2019. Others have delayed their parenthood plans, she added. Advertisement Ms Indranee, who oversees the National Population and Talent Division under the PMO, was speaking in Parliament during the Committee of Supply debate. East Asian societies like South Korea and Taiwan, as well as Scandinavian countries known for achieving good fertility outcomes like Finland and Norway also experienced a drop in TFR, she noted. "Raising fertility is an uphill task for advanced societies, but we must continue to support those who wish to marry and have children," said Ms Indranee, who is also Second Minister for Finance and for National Development. She announced during the debate that the Government will increase its dollar-for-dollar matching in the Child Development Account for a second child from S$3,000 to S$6,000. Advertisement TFR refers to the average number of live-births each woman would have during her reproductive years. The resident TFR has been gradually declining over the past decades and was 1.14 in 2019. Ms Indranee also told MPs that Singapore will continue to "carefully calibrate" the pace of immigration. In 2020, Singapore gained about 21,100 new citizens and 27,500 new permanent residents. These figures are lower than previous years due to travel restrictions and operational issues arising from COVID-19, she said. Advertisement For example, safe management measures resulted in limited slots to complete the final steps for PR and citizenship registration, which must be done in person. A few thousand applicants, who were approved in-principle, had not completed all the required processes to be granted their PR or citizenship by the end of 2020. Depending on how the COVID-19 situation evolves, these applicants could be granted PR or citizenship in the coming months, and may add to the numbers normally granted this year, Ms Indranee said. Source: CNA/hm(gs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homelander Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 When the millenial gen procreate by jiak pgd...u know the fertility will go down liao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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socrates469bc Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Homelander said: When the millenial gen procreate by jiak pgd...u know the fertility will go down liao when pgd sex is more important than freedom of speech, u know the the millennials no hope liao. Edited February 26, 2021 by socrates469bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 WFH = less piakpiak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homelander Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 56 minutes ago, XianGe said: WFH = less piakpiak? Hard to piak if wfh...the mind is on work or piak half way got zoom call...how to enjoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_King Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Homelander said: Hard to piak if wfh...the mind is on work or piak half way got zoom call...how to enjoy Small space Steal lunch, low pay as compare with FT No job security High cost of living Expensive housing like bto 2 room flat coat around 150k already Only brain dead or rich ppl can afford to get married 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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