Seoul, South Korea – the capital of the nation with the world’s lowest fertility rate – launched a survey on Wednesday asking residents if they approved of an idea to pay 100 million won in cash (about $72,500) to parents for every baby their family welcomes.
The survey, according to the Korea Herald, will ask respondents if knowing they would receive a major cash incentive would make them reconsider their personal family planning and if they believe that the program expense, estimated to be around 22 trillion won ($16 billion), is reasonable.
The idea is the latest among a growing number of initiatives proposed in the country to encourage South Korean couples to consider parenthood, including an already existing benefits regime that offers parental leave, healthcare benefits,
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