Q How effective are the Baby Bonus and other incentives in raising fertility rates?
A It is well known that Singapore has a problem with a declining fertility rate. In the post-war period, Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR) peaked in 1957 to more than six children per woman, but has declined steadily since then.
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