Taipei Times
Date: Dec 25, 2017
By: Wu Liang-yi and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Saturday announced that it would cancel its NT$600 million (US$20 million) “baby box” program proposal, which aimed to address the nation’s low fertility rate and the trend toward having fewer children.

The ministry in October proposed the program, which is modeled after a Finnish policy.

The so-called baby boxes would include childcare information and necessities for newborns, and each box would cost about NT$952 to produce.

The program was originally included as part of the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program.    [FULL  STORY]