
台中市30多家托嬰業者抗議市府強制規定新進準公托每月費不得超過1萬6000元,直呼人事與水電成本無法負荷面臨倒閉。
台中市30多家托嬰業者抗議市府規定新進準公托每月收費上限1萬6000元之「地板價」,直言成本飆漲難以生存並導致退群。社會局則回應第一年後每年可申請調高5%。
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中央推動托育補助政策,地方政府針對加入準公共體系訂定收費規範。
中央推動「0至6歲國家一起養」政策,台中市每月托育補助加碼金額為1400元,家長加上中央衛福部補助每月可領1萬4400元,台中有30多家業者抗議市府以地方內規,強制要求有意加入準公共體系,每月托嬰費不得超過1萬6000元,抗議水電、托育老師費付不出來快倒閉。
台中市社會局強調,私托業者加入準公共第1年收費為1萬6000元,其後每年可申請最高5%調費,目前全市準公托平均月費為1萬8771元,超過9成準公托收費已高於起始價,近8年家數由99家增至170家,成長70%。
台中市嬰幼兒福利聯合會創會理事長施文仁及台中市嬰幼兒福利聯合會理事長廖尹鐸等人,今天在北屯區聯合抗議,業者高舉「取消不合理地板價」看板,要求中市府還給家長選擇權。
中華民國兒童教保聯合總會總會長蔣叔融說,台中市「地板價」是自己地方自治,感覺上讓家長好像學費少一點,實際卻讓托嬰機構無法支持下去,人事成本、房租、水電、餐食、安全設備及行政成本持續增加,嚴重到有30幾家不加入準公托,在其他縣市不可能發生。
目前台中準公共托嬰中心每月收費上限為2萬2061元,但有意加入準公共體系新進合法機構,需面臨每月1萬6000元價格限制,兩者相差6061元。
社會局強調,考量物價及托育人員逐年調薪,起始價從2023年1萬4000元調高到1萬6000元(含餐點費),若準公托服務品質穩定良好,第2年開始,每年可申請調高收費5%,目前全市170家準公托,平均月費為1萬8771元,超過9成準公托收費已高於起始價。

When a woman surnamed Hong in Kaohsiung City took her pet dog Migi to work, she skipped work and ran 500 meters to the lane below the Provincial Expressway 88. An enthusiastic citizen, Mr. Luo, sent the dog to the police station. The police scanned the chip to confirm the identity and contacted the owner several times without success.

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The survey found that the online emotional counseling industry uses AI to acquire customers in batches, set up personal accounts to attract fans, and use layered words to force orders to form an industry chain. The so-called mentors are mostly salespeople who guide users to consume at high prices by creating anxiety. This not only fails to repair the relationship, but may also cause economic losses and secondary psychological harm. Experts call for seeking help through formal channels.

The Taipei MRT Corporation removed columns from carriages due to heavy crowds during peak hours, sparking public doubts. Yesterday, some netizens posted on Threads that while riding the Red Line, they witnessed an old man in his 80s or 90s falling backward due to instability in his center of gravity when the MRT started. The back of his head hit the floor. Passengers on the car were nervous but did not dare to move him. Subsequently, MRT personnel arrived and directly pulled the old man up without first confirming the injury, which raised concerns about the handling method.

Improper construction in Dazhi, Dazhi, Taipei City caused surrounding residential buildings to collapse. The affected residents said that reconstruction was far away, and the collapsed land was planned as an unregistered private parking lot, causing dissatisfaction among the residents. The Taipei City Suspension Office has issued fines in accordance with the law. The city government stated that it has set up a special account of 100 million yuan to cover resettlement and rehabilitation costs and continues to assist residents with their housing needs. The urban renewal project has also entered the review process of the Board of Directors.

The elevator of bus platform A at Taichung Station broke down on September 12, causing citizens to be trapped inside. It took four calls to get the emergency call through. Firefighters rescued it at 9:45, but the manufacturer could not confirm the specific fault elevator number. The Transportation Bureau stated that it will strengthen maintenance and inspections and patrols to ensure safe use.