The policy, proposed today by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Kuo Kuo-wen (郭國文), suggests that the government and parents both contribute NT$1,200 (US$38.19) monthly to a Taiwan ETF investment account until the child is 10. The UK, Singapore, Japan and Canada all have similar ETF investment policies, and Taiwan’s ETFs are the third-largest in Asia, You said. Taiwan’s current child accounts under the Ministry of Health and Welfare target economically disadvantaged families and primarily include fixed deposits, Tsai said. While the health ministry offers child accounts for middle and low-income households, they are savings-oriented and subject to certain restrictions, Lai said. The NDC would bring the child investment account proposal to the Executive Yuan and convene relevant agencies to discuss the policy, she added.

Source: Taipei Times December 24, 2025 14:43 UTC