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S'pore unlikely to go Scandinavian way to up fertility rate
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Published Tue, Jun 30, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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WHEN it comes to rolling out generous goodies to try and boost the fertility rate here, Singapore is unlikely to go the way of the Scandinavian countries that have spent heavily over the years and succeeded in having more babies.
During a dialogue session organised by the Singapore Management University (SMU) on Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was asked for his views on the perennial problem of young couples not wanting to sacrifice their career progression in order to start a family.
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