The blue committee questioned why Pufa 20,000 needed to borrow money? Finance Minister: Do we need to use local money to create cash together?

Finance Minister Zhuang Cuiyun led the directors of public-owned enterprises to the Legislative Yuan today to give a business report. (Photo by reporter Zheng Qifang)

[Reporter Zheng Qifang/Report from Taipei] The Executive Yuan predicts that the general distribution of 10,000 yuan before the Lunar New Year, the Blue Committee questioned why the Kuomintang's proposal of 20,000 yuan must be borrowed? In this regard, Finance Minister Zhuang Cuiyun explained that although the national tax revenue in the first nine months of this year increased by about 700 billion yuan compared with last year, the new version of the fiscal planning law is on the way. The central government only increased by about 250 billion yuan, and local governments increased by 450 billion yuan. The increase in tax revenue is mainly at the local level. "I don't know if the local money should be used as cash?"

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Yuan invited the Ministry of Finance to give a business report today. Kuomintang legislator Lin Defu questioned that the universal cash payment is tied to the general budget, which is tantamount to forcing the Legislative Yuan to pass the budget. Zhuang Cuiyun responded that the general budget for 2027 includes a budget for universal cash, without increasing borrowing and without crowding out other policies. In the past, universal cash could not be included in the general budget, so a special budget was prepared. When the general budget was compiled this time, it was considered that it could be included, and the people also hoped to receive it before the lunar calendar. It should be possible to calculate the time of the Legislative Yuan, and the budget preparation has been carefully considered.

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Democratic Progressive Party legislator Wu Bingrui said that the Legislative Yuan has approved an increase in tax revenue of 600 billion yuan in this year's total budget. Can this year's tax budget meet the standard? Zhuang Cuiyun said that the central government's tax revenue budget achievement rate in the first nine months was about 76.6%, which is in line with the progress of the first three quarters. Judging from the current situation, there should be little difference between the actual tax collection amount and the budget amount this year.

Wu Bingrui said that the universal fund should have been included in the general budget and proposed by the administrative agencies. If the legislators think it should not be included, it will be deleted. He said that the special budget is an exception. Special regulations must be passed first, and after passing, a special budget must be compiled, and then passed by the Legislative Yuan, which takes longer. "It should have been included in the budget, but it has been twisted into a political operation and is still being boycotted."

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