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宏茂桥集选区议员杰乐(Darryl David)最近上MONEY FM 89.3电台,在访谈中表示从未接到有民间夫妇向他申诉,生活成本高成为家庭拥有孩子的阻力。 民情联系组(REACH)和财政部,为收集民间意见,而与MONEY FM推出有关预算案主题的空中访谈节目,讨论照顾弱势群体、青年家庭和辅助企业等课题。 在主持人询及对预算案的期待,杰乐表示希望来临的预算案能为青年家庭和儿童给予多谢辅助。 “养育孩子的成本不低,有一定的开销。我有两个孩子,算是个人经验之谈。但从未有任何人告诉我,就因为生活成本太高而不想要生孩子,他们不曾这么说。” “家长希望专注在独生儿” “也听过有些家长会说,已经有一孩子,但不太肯定要不要再生多一个,(开销)太贵了,”杰乐补充,他和这些家长深入了解后,他们不全然是因为负担不起而无法多生,而是他们希望把最好的资源专注在唯一的孩子身上。 杰乐指出,如果同时有三个孩子,都去每月学费两千元的育儿中心肯定吃不消;但与此同时政府仍有提供可负担的选择,所以是否多生儿女,仍是有关家庭的取舍抉择问题。 他仍希望政府多为新生家庭提供辅助,减轻他们养育儿女的负担。 也是民情联系组监督委员之一的杰乐,在访谈中呼吁国人积极对2019年财政预算案提供意见。 以下为杰乐在电台的访谈录音,可跳转至26:19以聆听他针对育儿负担开销的评论: 普查报告:61巴仙认为财力影响生子意愿 然而,杰乐似乎忽略了,总理办公室在2016年的婚姻和家庭育子普查,有61巴仙受访者提及,经济能力因素是导致他们不想要、或不想多生孩子的主要原因。 也有网民在民情联系组脸书留言,不认同杰乐的说法。网民Peipei Lim就提到,可能议员问的朋友都很有钱。她说,过去不知养育子女的开销会这么大,所以止步于两个;如今经济成本肯定是多生一个孩子的阻力。 Huang Niam Cheong:这个议员可能从未到过组屋、没搭过公共交通,对生活成本高涨造成的冲击毫不知情。 Kayal Villi:为了孩子我们要辛勤工作、挣钱、照顾孩子生活起居、言行身教,还要受气,这些议员永远不会了解。