
Zhou Yonghong, Chen Shuhua and Lin Junyu emphasized that the elderly health insurance subsidy has been included in next year's budget, and He Xinchun will continue to provide subsidies after being elected.
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During a rally in Shalu on the 6th, Kuomintang Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan and mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen pointed out that the DPP Central City candidate He Xinchun would cancel the elderly health insurance subsidy after being elected. President-elect He Xinchun held a press conference this morning to respond, emphasizing that He Xinchun’s political views have already clearly emphasized the continued subsidy for the elderly’s health insurance after being elected. What’s more, the city’s general budget for the elderly’s health insurance subsidy has been approved for next year, and He Xinchun will definitely provide subsidies after being elected.
KMT Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan and mayoral candidate Chiang Chi-chen held a campaign in Shalu on the 6th, pointing out that the Democratic Progressive Party mid-city candidate He Xinchun would cancel the elderly health insurance subsidy after being elected. In response, He Xinchun's campaign held a press conference this morning, emphasizing that He Xinchun's political views have long clearly emphasized the continued subsidy for elderly health insurance after being elected. What's more, the city's general budget for the elderly health insurance subsidy has been approved for next year, and He Xinchun will definitely subsidize it after being elected.
President He Xinchun held a press conference today. The convener of the central city council party group Zhou Yonghong, the spokespersons of the President Chen Shuhua and Lin Junyu jointly held a press conference, criticizing "the Kuomintang does not spread rumors, there will be no election."
Zhou Yonghong pointed out that Jiang Qichen and Lu Xiuyan have spread rumors again, and they are blatant rumors. They even said that if Jiang Qichen loses the election, there will be no subsidies for health insurance. This is nonsense. He Xinchun has repeatedly emphasized that the subsidies for the elderly health insurance are free, and He Xinchun will continue to implement them if he is elected.
Zhou Yonghong criticized that if the Kuomintang did not spread rumors, there would be no election. He hoped that spreading rumors would stop, and he even questioned Jiang Qichen's style of engaging in politics by spreading rumors? Please Jiang Qichen explain clearly.
Chen Shuhua said that He Xinchun has promised her welfare care policy for the elderly at many local forums or press conferences, including that the elderly health insurance subsidy will definitely continue. Chen Shuhua also pointed out that Mayor He Xinchun also promised to optimize and improve the parts of the Care Card for the Elderly that were canceled by Lu Xiuyan in the past. For example, he proposed that the points of the Care Card for the Elderly would not be reset to zero. The taxi subsidy will be increased to 200 points, and will even be expanded to supermarkets, supermarkets, pharmacies, farmers' associations, and fishermen's associations in the future.
She further emphasized that Taichung City's subsidies for the elderly's health insurance for next year have been included in next year's budget. If He Xinchun is elected mayor, he will continue to subsidize the elderly's health insurance. She asked the Kuomintang to stop pretending to be false and spreading rumors to intimidate Taichung citizens.
Lin Junyu emphasized, In fact, the person who knows He Xinchun’s political views best is Jiang Qichen, because no matter what political views He Xinchun puts forward, Jiang Qichen will immediately imitate them and then launch the same political views. For example, in June he proposed the policy of respecting the elderly and caring for the elderly, and expanding the number of caring for the elderly. If you use it, you can get to 200 points by taking a taxi. Jiang Qichen immediately imitated it in August. In addition, He Xinchun proposed the skin snake vaccine subsidy as early as May, but Jiang Qichen did not follow up until August, asking Jiang Qichen not to smear it anymore.

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