Hit yourself in the mouth! Zhang Jun was once criticized for giving out RMB 10,000 to everyone as a bad check. You Shuzhen shouted, "Next year, RMB 20,000 will be issued to everyone."
You Shuzhen emphasized that it is feasible through financial actuarial calculation, but it is impossible to explain the proportion of funds in the total budget.
Quick Look
- You Shuzhen, the candidate for Hualien County Magistrate of the Kuomintang, announced that if elected, 20,000 yuan in cash will be distributed next year, with an estimated expenditure of 6.4 billion yuan, and a number of social welfare expenditures will be increased.
- This move was in contrast to her criticism in May that her opponent Zhang Junpu's NT$10,000 payment was a "blank check" and was criticized by the outside world as a slap in the face.
- She emphasized that after financial actuarial calculation, she could not explain the proportion of the funds in Hualien County's total budget of 40.1 billion yuan.
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Why It Matters
During the Hualien County Magistrate election, candidates You Shuzhen and Zhang Jun both proposed universal cash policies. When Zhang Jun proposed a general distribution of NT$10,000 in May, You Shuzhen criticized it as a "blank check." Now that You Shuzhen herself has proposed a general distribution of NT$20,000, she is being questioned for inconsistency.
Kuomintang Hualien County Magistrate candidate You Shuzhen announced at the Kuomintang Hualien County Party Headquarters today that she will receive a general cash distribution of 20,000 yuan if she is elected. (Photo by reporter Hua Mengjing)
Kuomintang Hualien County Magistrate candidate You Shuzhen made a big announcement today. After being elected as County Magistrate, he will make 20,000 yuan in cash available to everyone next year, with an estimated cost of 6.4 billion yuan. He will also increase the number of charity bus tickets for the elderly to 2,000 yuan, and give seniors an additional 1,000 yuan in shopping credits, among other political ideas! However, in May this year, when county magistrate candidate Zhang Jun proposed the political idea of issuing NT$10,000 to everyone, he was criticized by You Shuzhen as "based on imagination and a blank promise." In this regard, You Shuzhen emphasized that this time she proposed it only after making calculations and deeming it feasible.
Today, You Shuzhen, accompanied by Lu Xinrong, chairman of the Hualien County Party Committee of the Kuomintang, Hualien City Mayor and others, announced a universal cash payment policy of 20,000 yuan, as well as a large amount of cash-style social welfare expenditures. You Shuzhen said that if elected, 20,000 yuan will be distributed next year. Based on the 320,000 residents of Hualien County, the funding is estimated to be 6.4 billion yuan.
You Shuzhen also emphasized that Hualien’s social welfare should take care of those aged 0 to 120 years old. She proposed including an increase of 100,000 yuan in newborn subsidy, and the central subsidy of 100,000 yuan would be 200,000 yuan; the "0 yuan education policy" for 0-18 years old includes quasi-public care, tuition subsidies for quasi-public kindergartens, free nutritious lunches from kindergarten to high school, a 10,000 yuan subsidy for high school students for one semester, and a subsidy of 10,000 yuan for students studying outside the county. A one-year subsidy of 48,000 yuan is provided for students; there is a 1 million yuan entrepreneurial loan for young people, and a 50% loan subsidy for home purchase interest rates to strengthen youth creation; the elderly are exempted from health insurance premiums, the monthly subsidy for love taxis is increased from 1,500 yuan to 2,000 yuan, and trains in the county are free of charge. An additional 1,000 yuan gift for seniors' living expenses and travel subsidies will also be increased. We hope that Hualien will have a better future and the common prosperity of the county people.
In May this year, Hualien County Magistrate candidate Zhang Jun put forward the political idea of "universal distribution of NT$10,000 next year after being elected". At that time, You Shuzhen criticized it as a "blank promise" that would affect local construction, post-earthquake reconstruction and social welfare expenditures. Now that he has announced the political idea of NT$20,000 for universal distribution, he has been questioned by the outside world as "a slap in the face"? In this regard, You Shuzhen emphasized that the policy has been financially calculated and will not crowd out social welfare and government construction. However, she was asked by the media on the spot about the universal cash policy and the large social welfare expenditure budget. Considering that the total budget of Hualien County this year is 40.1 billion yuan, how to estimate the proportion of funds? You Shuzhen could not explain it, but only emphasized that further explanation would be given later.
You Shuzhen, accompanied by the Kuomintang Hualien County Party Committee Chairman, members of parliament and candidates for district chief, announced the universal cash payment of 20,000 yuan, but directly rejected her criticism of Zhang Jun's statement in May that the 10,000 yuan universal cash payment was a "blank check." (Photo by reporter Hua Mengjing)
When You Shuzhen registered, her dentures fell off. When the 20,000 yuan policy was announced today, they had been repaired. (Photo by reporter Hua Mengjing)
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You Shuzhen will provide further financial explanations for the universal cash policy in the future.
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Open Questions
- What is the specific financial resource plan for the universal cash payment of NT$20,000 and social welfare expenditure?
- What proportion of the 6.4 billion yuan in funding accounts for Hualien County’s total budget of 40.1 billion yuan?
- What are the implementation timetable and details of various social welfare policies?
