(1)The government’s vociferous words, “I’m responsible for the low birth rate
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(2)Rin’s House Budget 15 Cutting
(3)Input 20231020 PM 322 Revised 20231020 PM 341 Articles
(4)Reporter Ryu Young-wook
(5)A picture of an obstetrics and gynecology neonatal room in Seoul showing a quiet appearance = Maekyung DB
(6)Next year’s national and public daycare budget will decrease by 7.5 billion won to 41.7 billion won
(7)According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 20th, the expansion of national and public daycare centers in the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s budget for next year was 41.7 billion won, down 7.5 billion won from 49.2 billion won this year The budget was reduced by 193117.3 billion won last year, but it was cut again, threatening 40 billion won
(8)The number of daycare centers in Korea has been rapidly decreasing since the mid-to-late 2010s when the low birth rate became serious As of the end of 2020, there were 35,352 daycare centers, but the number decreased by more than 2,000 to 33,246 the following year, shrinking to 30,923 last year. This year, the number decreased further to 29,236 as of June
(9)The decline is steeper in private and family daycare centers. In the private sector, the incentive to establish a daycare center has disappeared due to the low birth rate, and the daycare centers that were operated are closing their doors The number of private and family daycare centers decreased from 27,039 at the end of 2020 to 20,041 as of June An official from the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, “With the low birth rate so serious that only 250,000 babies were born last year, we cannot help reducing daycare centers.”
(10)The problem is that private child care institutions disappear preemptively as if they are ebbing away, and parents with infants under the age of 5 will rather face a child care cliff. In particular, daycare centers are often lacking in densely populated apartment complexes
(11)I wonder where the hell the budget cuts are going to be
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