On the third reading of the Legislative Yuan, the subsidy for veteran farmers was increased to 15,000. Chen Suyue: Regardless of financial resources, it hindered the payment.

Changhua County Governor candidate Chen Suyue (right) went to the Legislative Yuan for a meeting this morning and returned to Changhua County in the afternoon to accompany the candidate's motorcade to sweep the streets to secure and collect votes. (Provided by President Chen Suyue)

The Legislative Yuan passed the amendment to the "Interim Regulations on Welfare Subsidies for Elderly Farmers" on the third reading today (the 6th) in the afternoon. The pension for senior farmers will be directly increased to 15,000 yuan per month. The additional pension for senior farmers will take effect retroactively on July 1 this year, which is 5,000 yuan more than the 10,000 yuan version of the Political Yuan version. In response, Chen Suyue, Changhua County Legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party and candidate for Changhua County Magistrate, criticized that the Blue and White Caucus of the Legislative Yuan ignored financial resources and forcibly passed the third reading to increase the pension for elderly farmers. Where are the long-term financial resources? Don’t let adding more money become an obstacle to distribution! She bluntly said that taking care of the elderly farmers should not only be based on who shouts a higher number, but also depends on whether it can be implemented and whether the financial resources are sound.

Chen Suyue attended the Legislative Yuan meeting this morning, but rushed back to Changhua in the afternoon to accompany the party's Fuxing Township mayor candidate's motorcade to sweep the streets for votes. She did not attend the voting meeting. She did not respond directly to whether she supported the Executive Yuan not countersigning the 15,000 yuan passed by the Legislative Yuan. However, its CEO stated that there are many ways to care for farmers, and subsidy protection is one of them, but what the elders want is something they can see, get, and rely on that the government can provide in the long term.

Chen Suyue said that Changhua is a large agricultural county, and the government has the responsibility to provide stable, secure and long-lasting living security for the elderly. The version of the amendment proposed by the Executive Yuan this year is a responsible plan that has undergone complete planning and financial actuarial calculations. It includes substantial increases, combating inflation, and relaxing the ancestral wealth exemption. A review will be initiated after the price rises by 3% after two years to prevent the elderly's allowance from being eaten up by price inflation, and it will also be retroactively reissued for 6 months.

Chen Suyue said that the 10,000 yuan version already accounts for 56% of the obligatory expenditure. If it is increased, it may seriously crowd out infrastructure and other subsidies. Under the imbalance of the budget structure, it will bear the brunt of crowding out infrastructure funds such as farmland irrigation and farm road repairs, and even compress other farmer guidance and production and marketing subsidies. In addition, due to the lack of financial resources, the 11,340 yuan difference originally planned to be distributed before next year's lunar calendar will not be issued retroactively.