Chinanews Client Beijing, July 21st (Reporter Zhang Ni) On the 20th, the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Optimizing Fertility Policies to Promote Long-term and Balanced Population Development" was announced.
When can I have three children legally?
How to deal with the problems left over by the history of social support payments?
How to solve the kindergarten problem?
These topics of public concern have all the latest policy responses!
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——When can I legally have three children?
The "Decision" proposes to implement the three-child policy in accordance with the law.
Amend the "Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China", promote marriage and childbirth of the right age, prenatal and postnatal care, and implement the three-child policy.
All provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) comprehensively consider the population development situation, work foundation and policy implementation risks in their respective regions, do a good job of policy cohesion, and organize implementation in accordance with the law.
So, when will the three-child policy be implemented?
According to the “Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Optimizing Fertility Policies to Promote Long-term and Balanced Population Development” published on the National Health Commission’s website on the 20th, the State Council has proposed a proposal to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, suggesting that it should be included in the Population and Family Planning Law It is stipulated that a couple can have three children.
After deliberation, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will make a decision to amend the Population and Family Planning Law and make arrangements for the three-child policy.
All provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) will also revise the population and family planning regulations, combine local conditions with laws and policies, and organize their implementation in accordance with the law.
The decision to amend the Population and Family Planning Law made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress after deliberating and passing the "Decision" of the Central Committee at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee on May 31st may be recognized as having three children before the implementation of the revised law.
In addition, the answer also emphasized that the implementation of the three-child policy and supporting measures is still family planning.
——"Social Support Fees" Withdraw from the Stage of History
The "Decision" proposes to abolish social support fees and to clean up and abolish relevant penalties.
Completely decouple entry, enrollment, employment, etc. from the personal fertility status.
Properly handle issues left over from history in accordance with laws and regulations.
Will social support fees be levied for those who have previously violated laws and regulations to give birth to three children?
Regarding this question, the answer is clear-if the expropriation decision has been made in accordance with the law and the execution has been completed, it should be maintained; if the expropriation decision has been made but the execution has not been completed, the expropriated part will not be refunded, and the uncollected part will not continue to be expropriated; Any investigation or expropriation decision shall not be accepted or processed.
All localities must do a good job in policy convergence, strengthen publicity and interpretation, and promote the implementation of work in a steady and orderly manner.
Data map: Medical staff collect the eggs taken out by the doctor.
Photo by Wei Liang
——Strengthen the supervision of human assisted reproductive technology services
In terms of improving the level of prenatal and postnatal care services, the "Decision" announced this time specifically proposes to regulate the application of human assisted reproductive technology.
The "Decision" clarifies, strengthen planning and guidance, strict technical approval, and build a human assisted reproductive technology service system with a balanced supply and demand and a reasonable layout.
Strengthen the supervision of human assisted reproductive technology services and strictly regulate the application of related technologies.
Carry out special researches to improve fertility capacity, and standardize infertility diagnosis and treatment services.
——Encourage and support conditional kindergartens to recruit children aged 2 to 3 years
The "Decision" proposes to vigorously develop various forms of inclusive services.
Give full play to the guiding and leveraging role of investment in the central budget to promote the construction of a group of convenient and accessible, affordable, and quality-guaranteed nursery service institutions.
Support qualified employers to provide childcare services for their employees.
Encourage state-owned enterprises and other entities to actively participate in the construction of the inclusive education service system promoted by governments at all levels.
In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of community nursery service facilities, and improve the residential community’s infant activity venues and service facilities.
Formulate family nursery school management methods.
Support care modes such as intergenerational care and family mutual assistance.
Support domestic enterprises to expand childcare services.
Encourage and support conditional kindergartens to recruit children aged 2 to 3 years.
Data map: The teacher leads the children to play in the classroom.
China News Agency reporter Zhang Yuanshe
——Support places where conditions permit to carry out trials of parental leave
In terms of reducing the cost of childbirth, nurturing, and education, the "Decision" also proposed a number of specific measures.
This includes strict implementation of maternity leave, breastfeeding leave and other systems.
Support the places where conditions permit to carry out trials of parental leave for parents and improve the holiday labor cost sharing mechanism.
In addition, it is necessary to continue to ensure the maternity insurance for the maternity medical expenses and maternity allowances of the insured female employees, and ensure the maternity medical expenses of urban and rural residents medical insurance participants to reduce the burden of reproductive medical expenses.
——Research to promote the inclusion of care fees for infants and children under 3 years old as a special additional deduction for individual tax
The "Decision" also mentioned the need to strengthen support policies such as taxation and housing.
In conjunction with the next step to amend the personal income tax law, research and promote the inclusion of the care expenses of infants and children under 3 years old into the special additional deduction of personal income tax.
When the local government allocates public rental housing, it can give proper care to families that meet the local housing security conditions and have minor children in the selection of house types according to the number of minor children.
In addition, local governments can study and formulate preferential policies for the implementation of differentiated rental and housing purchases based on the burden of raising minor children.
Photo by Zhang Yun, a reporter from Xinshe in the data map
——Effectively solve the problem of "school choice fever"
In terms of advancing education equity and the supply of high-quality educational resources, the "Decision" proposes to promote the governance of supporting kindergartens in urban communities, continue to increase the coverage of inclusive kindergartens, and appropriately extend the length of stay in the kindergartens or provide custody services.
Promote the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education and the integration of urban and rural areas, and effectively solve the problem of "school choice fever".
The "Decision" clarified that it is necessary to rely on school educational resources, based on the principle of inclusive public welfare, comprehensively carry out after-school cultural and sports activities, social practice projects and custody services, and promote the connection between school hours and parents' off work hours.
In addition, it is necessary to improve the teaching quality and education evaluation in schools, and incorporate the frequency and cost of extracurricular training of students into the education supervision system.
Balance the burden of family and school education and strictly regulate off-campus training.
——Regularly carry out special supervision on the protection of female employees' reproductive rights and interests
Regarding the issue of women’s employment, the "Decision" announced this time also specifically emphasizes the need to regulate the recruitment and recruitment behavior of employers, enterprises and institutions, and promote equal employment for women.
Implement the "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees" and regularly carry out special supervision on the protection of female employees' reproductive rights and interests.
The "Decision" also proposes to provide public services for reemployment training for women whose employment has been interrupted due to childbirth.
Regarding childbirth-friendliness as an important aspect of employers’ social responsibilities, employers are encouraged to formulate measures that help employees balance work and family relationships, and negotiate and determine flexible leave and flexible working methods that are conducive to caring for infants and young children in accordance with the law.
The current policies and regulations on vacation and working hours shall be revised and improved accordingly.
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