Zhang Shanzheng promised that the collection of garbage fees with bags will not be extended to ordinary households. Huang Shijie criticized him for plagiarizing again.
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- Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng emphasized that after re-election, the garbage collection fee will not be extended to ordinary households.
- DPP candidate Huang Shijie criticized him for turning around and plagiarizing the political opinions he proposed in May, questioning Zhang Shanzheng's lack of "Zhang" in his governance.
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Why It Matters
In an interview, Mayor Zhang Shanzheng emphasized that the policy of collecting garbage fees with bags will not be extended to ordinary households after his re-election. Huang Shijie pointed out that as early as May, he proposed to carry out trial implementation for agencies, schools, and markets, and would not rashly promote the policy.
In an interview yesterday (8th), Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng emphasized that the garbage fee bag collection policy will not be extended to ordinary households after being re-elected. In response, DPP Taoyuan Mayor Candidate Huang Shijie criticized this. He proposed as early as May that he would stop trial implementation of the current government agencies, schools, and markets. After being elected, he would not rush to promote the garbage fee bag collection policy. "Zhang Shanzheng has now turned around and copied my political views again." He even questioned Zhang City Government's lack of "Zhang" in its governance.
Huang Shijie said that when the media reported on relevant policies in April and May this year, Zhang Shanzheng City Government ignored the opposition of public opinion and claimed that it would continue to strengthen communication and publicity with the public to reduce public backlash due to misunderstandings. It also advocated expanding the scope of bag collection promotion. At that time, the Environmental Protection Bureau also stated that the scope of implementation would not be expanded "this year".
In May, some members asked Zhang Shanzheng to sign a signature guaranteeing that the policy would not be introduced to every household during his term of office. At that time, Zhang Shanzheng not only refused to sign, but also emphasized that the policy would be implemented step by step and would be promoted when the public can accept it.
Huang Shijie said that after comprehensive public opinion and professional evaluation, he announced in May that after he was elected as mayor, he would stop the current trial mechanism in government agencies, schools, and markets. Of course, he would not rashly promote baggage collection of garbage fees, a policy that has lost public support.
Huang Shijie emphasized, "My position has always been the same!" Unexpectedly, with only 19 days left before the election polling day, Zhang Shanzheng would make such a huge change. He would deny the policies of a few months ago and plagiarize the ideas he proposed. I can only say that if I had known this, why bother in the first place.
He even questioned that Zhang Shanzheng has no "Zhang" method in his governance. If he continues to be re-elected, how can he believe that he will not have a different statement and push the garbage fee to be levied on the bag.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
After Zhang Shanzheng is re-elected, he will not expand the collection of garbage fees with bags to ordinary households.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Will Zhang Shanzheng completely give up expanding the scope of bag collection after being re-elected?
- The specific degree of public backlash against the collection of garbage fees with bags
- The final direction of garbage fee policy after the election
