Shen Boyang talks about universal gold: The standards have not changed, but it seems that some people are very nervous

Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang. (File photo)

Taiwan's economic growth rate this year continues to rise and is expected to hit a new high. President Lai announced today that next year's central government's general budget will provide a universal cash payment of 10,000 yuan under the premise of balancing annual revenue and annual expenditure and effectively zero debt, so that all people can share the dividends of AI. In this regard, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan said that he should receive a general payment of NT$20,000, but it was found out that when he was asked about increasing the amount last year, he stated that Taipei City did not have the conditions to pay cash. In response, Shen Boyang, a candidate for Taipei mayor from the Democratic Progressive Party, said, "My standards have not changed, but it seems that some people are very nervous."

Shen Boyang said that in 2024, the Kuomintang cut the budget in large quantities and asked the government to borrow money to distribute funds, and violated fiscal discipline. His standards at the time were very simple, which was "don't borrow money, consider the weak first, and compile the budget first."

Shen Boyang pointed out that in 2026, if these three principles are all met, there will indeed be dividends after AI is driven, and various social welfare should be taken into consideration first, and then the Executive Yuan will not raise debt according to the law, then how will it be distributed? Not only does he agree, but he also believes that cities can increase their efforts in accordance with these three principles.

Shen emphasized, "My standards have not changed, but it seems that some people are very nervous." Since Shen did not "name names" throughout the article, his speech triggered associations from all walks of life.