Saying that Lai Qingde's "love" will not be used to release RMB 10,000 in general distribution, Chen Qinglong: Everything will be based on the budget law

The Executive Yuan announced a 10,000-yuan cash distribution plan a few months ago, and it is expected that 235.7 billion yuan will be allocated in the central general budget for distribution next year. Lai Qingde, chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party and President, today called on the ruling and opposition parties in the Legislative Yuan to review this year's supplementary budget and next year's central general budget as soon as possible, so that the universal distribution operation can be launched before next year's lunar calendar. The People's Caucus said that it is the bounden duty of legislators to strictly scrutinize the budget, and that the general cash budget will not be compromised because of President Lai's "feelings" and called on everything to follow the "Budget Law".

The Democratic Progressive Party held a regular meeting today (14th). President Lai Ching-te, who is also the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, also attended the meeting. After the meeting, DPP spokesperson Wu Zheng quoted Lai Ching-te's remarks and pointed out that Taiwan's economic development has been very good this year, benefiting from the strong global demand for artificial intelligence. Last month (September), exports totaled US$87.22 billion, and exports exceeded US$23.63 billion, both hitting new single-month highs.

To this end, the Executive Yuan officially proposed a 10,000-yuan universal cash dividend for universal sharing of AI dividends a few months ago and incorporated it into next year's central general budget. The Ministry of Finance has also recently proposed a report on the "Plan for a 10,000-yuan universal cash dividend for AI dividends". The Executive Yuan has also established an inter-ministerial committee to promote a group to start planning in advance. Lai Qingde emphasized that if next year’s central general budget can be passed by the Legislative Yuan on third reading before January 5, 2027, the disbursement operation can be started as soon as next year’s Lunar New Year.

In this regard, Chen Qinglong, the general convenor and legislator of the People's Party League, responded that the People's Party Party has always supported the popularization of cash, returning taxes to the people, and allowing all people to share the dividends of AI. It also hopes that the government and the opposition will jointly consider the legalization of the application of excessive taxation so that there are clear standards for policy implementation.

Chen Qinglong said that it is the bounden duty of legislators to review the budget and monitor taxpayers' hard-earned money. President Lai, a former legislator, must be aware of it. He emphasized that the opposition party "will never and should not" let go because of President Lai's emotional blackmail; in the face of frivolous and ineffective budgets, they must strictly control the budget and delete it when it needs to be deleted. For example, today they exposed a "digital queen's head" with a budget of 20 million.

Chen Qinglong bluntly said that if President Lai really cares about whether people can receive the universal cash payment before the Spring Festival, and does not just want Congress to pass the general budget hastily, Article 54 of the "Budget Law" has clearly stated that new projects can be spent first with the approval of the Legislative Yuan, and there is no need to intimidate Congress.