China offers cash incentives to spur marriage rates

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Just a few moments after his wedding enrollment, Jong -gang and Wang Lybin stood in front of a red background in front of a red background in front of a red background, in which he used to fencing cash. Had received an encouragement to get married.

Loliang is one of the many places in China’s hometown in northern Shanusi province, where local authorities are offering many arguments for the couple to tie the couple.

The couple received 1,500 yuan (205)) award is part of government efforts to increase the country’s population, which decreased in 2024 for the third year.

According to official data, the average wage of half a month for the urban population of Loliang – and its rural citizens are higher than the monthly average wage.

“I think this policy is quite effective in improving the current marital and romantic situation,” Zhang told AFP.

“When I mentioned this policy with my friends, they all thought that was great.”

Generally, even though, authorities are reluctant to hesitate.

Data released on Monday said last year, weddings came in fifth against 2023.

When it comes to having children, experts say that high cost-especially for education and children’s care-and the difficult market of employment for recent graduates is included in the parents who discourage parents. Yes.

When Loliang’s cash encouragement for marriage was announced online, many commented that it would not be enough to justify the money.

Rewards-which is for 35 women-is the only shiny part of the package.

The former mining city is also offering subsidy and medical insurance contributions to the registration of newborns.

In Loliang, married couple are given 2,000 yuan for their first registered child, 5,000 in their second and 8,000 in their third.

Rush of marriage?

At the Loliang Marriage Registry office on Wednesday, on a festival, a stable series of couple was taking advantage of the nausea grace, which began on January 1st.

The sound of the mini counter is permanently roaming as the love birds were handed over to the piles of fresh 100 yuan bills.

A registry official told AFP that since the New Year’s Day, his office has seen only more than 400 couples receiving a wedding certificate.

On one occasion, the office went out of cash, 36 -year -old Wang Yan Long, who came to pick up his money this week in early January.

However, this apparent rush of marriage may be deceitful.

“My colleague, who was preparing to get married next year, decided to take advantage of it this year,” said 34 -year -old Nobian Lee Young Exing.

Jong and Wang said they were planning to get married first but were waiting for the bonus, and a registrar in another Loliang district told AFP that many couple had done the same.

Some good man

Loring’s anxiety is common all over China, with an elderly population with a great interest in Beijing.

Most of her clients are women, but the 48 -year -old youth was in despair about their possibilities, even despite the new privileges, they look for her husband.

“A man working in a public -owned enterprise may have a bachelor’s degree, but he will not even look at the master’s degree girl in the civil service,” said Feng.

“Men’s behavior about marriage is still facing many problems.”

Fung said that most women are well -educated with good jobs, but because of their age they are rejected.

Some are completely closing the wedding.

“Now women have a steady income,” said Feng, Fung said. And there are not many good people. “

The result of Loliang’s population has declined.

“The birth rate has dropped seriously, citing examples of the closure of the kindergarten due to lack of demand, Feng said.

Widely mediocre

Loring’s troubles are common all over China, with an elderly population with a great interest in Beijing.

The government released a report in October that gave a list of privileges in Loliang

The report states that Shangio County in Jiangsi province is giving cash prizes for every family, which has a second or third child.

Meanwhile, subsidies reaching around 165,000 yuan for families with three children in Tianman, Hobby Province, were supported by the media last year to reduce birth rates – though the figures are still limited.

In Loliang, even those who said new measures could encourage more couples to rise.

Zhang said, “Really, the price of marriage is very high for young people, and this is a factor.”

“However, I am sure that as long as the young people are in love, they will inevitably go with the corridor.”