
AI-generated summary
After the July 26 general recall last year, the Democratic Progressive Party’s internal review of the issue of universal access to cash was one of the reasons for its failure. The Executive Yuan made a U-turn and decided not to review the issue. President Lai announced on August 1 a special regulation to include funding for universal access to funds. This year the Kuomintang pushed to increase the amount to 20,000 yuan, and the Legislative Yuan, with its numerical advantage, moved the ordinance to the second reading.
In order to save the election, the Kuomintang added 20,000 yuan to the general public. The Legislative Yuan will submit the relevant special bill to the second reading and negotiation yesterday (16th). According to the agenda, it can be handed over to the Legislative Yuan for processing as soon as November 17. If the Legislative Yuan sends the third reading bill to the Presidential Office and the Executive Yuan on the same day, the Executive Yuan will be forced to state whether it will "not countersign" the day before the election, that is, on November 27. Whether this will affect the DPP's election situation has attracted much attention.
President Lai Ching-te announced on August 17 that a universal cash payment of 10,000 yuan will be included in next year's general budget under the premise of balancing annual income and expenditure and virtually zero debt. The Kuomintang called for an increase to 20,000 yuan. At the Central Standing Committee meeting on October 14, it asked the Legislative Yuan caucus to pass it on three readings before the election. Yesterday, with the KMT's numerical advantage, the Legislative Yuan passed the "Special Bill on Sharing Economic Achievements for All and Stabilizing People's Livelihoods" to the second reading and handed it over to the government and opposition parties for negotiation, accelerating the progress.
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Executive Yuan Zhuo Yongtai said in an interview last night that the Executive Yuan has arranged a budget related to AI dividends of 10,000 yuan. This will not cause crowding out and does not require debt. The government relies on its financial capacity. If the opposition party completely ignores the national finances and corrupts the national finances, "everyone knows that the Executive Yuan has only one approach." Zhuo Kui's statement was interpreted by the outside world as not implementing the Blue Camp's general increase in weight.
However, before the July 26 general recall last year, Zhuo Kui admitted that he had an "inner war" regarding universal cash, and in the end, "the recall was a big failure." The issue of universal cash was reviewed by the Democratic Progressive Party, which was one of the reasons for the disastrous defeat. Just five days after the recall vote, the Executive Yuan made a U-turn and decided not to overturn the vote on July 31. President Lai also officially announced on August 1 the "Special Regulations on Strengthening the Resilience of the Economy, Society, and People's Livelihood and National Security in Response to International Situations" that included funds for universal cash.
According to analysis, due to the experience of last year's general recall, the issue of 20,000 yuan in universal cash is considered to affect the election at the end of the year. The party in the government has conducted many sand table simulations, fearing that the general issue will affect the overall momentum of the Green Camp driven by ocean currents. However, if you accept the blackmail from the blue camp, the final harvest will be the Kuomintang, which is equivalent to assisting the blue camp’s election, but it will be the ruling team and the national finance that will be injured. Future policies will be influenced by the opposition. Facing the 2028 presidential and legislative elections, Blue and White may intensify their efforts.
The Executive Yuan has repeatedly reiterated the three principles for universal cash: not crowding out other policies, virtually zero debt, and procedures that are legal and constitutional. It is understood that the ruling team will strengthen air warfare and public opinion attack and defense to let the public understand the difference between the Executive Yuan's AI bonus of 10,000 yuan and the blue camp's 20,000 yuan increase, as well as the impact of the increase on national fiscal sustainability, public construction and policy promotion. After all, "the wool comes from the sheep." In the end, all people will have to pay for random election checks.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Legislative Yuan will complete the third reading process of the regulations on universal cash increase by November 17
Likely · Within days
The Executive Yuan will evaluate whether to countersign the regulations after the third reading, but it does not rule out using administrative resources to buy time under financial pressure.
Possible · Within weeks

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