Women Head 26% of Taiwan Households

Chen called at the meeting for policies o­n women's employment and entrepreneurship to improve their incomes. The island province's Department of Accounts and Statistics is to strengthen and publish gender analyses of income distribution, thus providing a reference point for government policies o­n gender equality.

The Taiwan Ministry of the Interior has begun disbursing child care subsidies of 3,000 yuan (US$ 441.2) to families with a gross annual income of TWD 1.5 mln (US$ 49, 3178). Single parent families will receive an additional 5,000 yuan (US$ 735.3) for each child under two-years-old. Limits o­n child care subsidies to households o­n a total annual household income of less than TWD 1.5 mln (US$49,3178) with three or more children are to be removed in 2011.

Chen added that the Ministry of Finance will do research o­n systems of taxation that maximize income distribution, and will launch a tax review with the aim of working out equitable tax measures.

(Nguồn: wsic.ac.com )