But the government said that in the summer it would ask companies to start sharing the scheme's cost in order to ease the strain on public finances.

不过政府表示，将在今年夏季要求企业开始分担该计划的成本来缓解公共财政压力。

" Government should play a leading role in sharing the cost of childbearing, " National Health Commission official Yang Wenzhuang said, calling for more supportive measures in nursery services, childbearing subsidies and tax cuts.

国家卫生健康委人口监测与家庭发展司司长杨文庄说，“对于生育成本要有合理分担机制，政府应发挥主导作用。” 他呼吁，托育服务、家庭育儿津贴、税费减免等相关配套措施也要及时跟上。