A candidate in Taiwan's Pingtung City mayoral race is promising monthly sports money for kids, good news for families with school-age children if she wins.

• DPP candidate Liang Yu-tzu wants to give every registered Pingtung City child aged 6 to 15 a monthly sports subsidy of NT$200.
• The plan would cost the city about NT$40 million a year, or NT$2,400 per child.
• The money would be aimed first at the public sports center, with sports groups adding new children's classes.
• The pitch builds on central government moves to push exercise, including a new sports ministry and youth sports vouchers.

Outlook: The promise is a campaign pledge, so it only becomes real if she wins the mayoral race.