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New Taipei City's central MRT subsidy for next year will be reduced by 5.41 billion yuan, involving the construction of the Sanying Line, the New Taipei Section of the Keelung MRT and the Danhai Light Rail, triggering a budget dispute between the local government and the central government.
Wu Liangxian, spokesman for Li's Sichuan bid, said Su Qiaohui would first "repay the 54.1 billion Mao she owes New Taipei City."
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New Taipei City's central MRT subsidy will be reduced by 5.41 billion yuan next year. DPP legislator and New Taipei mayor candidate Su Qiaohui and Transportation Minister Chen Shikai shared the stage yesterday and reiterated that "the central government's subsidy will not be less"; KMT New Taipei City mayor candidate Li Sichuan campaign office The office said today that it is a fact that 5.41 billion yuan in subsidies have been cut. New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi has repeatedly called on the central government to make up for it as soon as possible. Li Jingban reminded that the 10 cents Su said is equal to 0.1 yuan. Instead of just talking empty words, it is better to pay back the 54.1 billion cents owed to New Taipei City first.
Wu Liangxian, spokesman for the Li Sichuan bid, pointed out that the central government's cut of 5.41 billion yuan in subsidies for New Taipei is crucial to the progress of New Taipei's three major MRTs, including the Sanying Line in Su Qiaohui's constituency, which was cut by the central government by 579 million yuan; the New Taipei section of the Keelung MRT was cut by nearly 4.7 billion yuan, almost halved; for the Danhai light rail section, New Taipei's proposed budget was completely deleted and not approved by the central government.
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Wu Liangxian said that for the MRT subsidy reduction, the central government claimed that it was due to the actual implementation rate and actual funding needs, but it was immediately slapped in the face by Hou Youyi and the New Taipei City Government. Whether it is the Sanying Line, Keelung MRT, or the New Taipei City Rapid Transit Bureau, the implementation rate is 100%. It can be seen that the central government's reasons are completely untenable in New Taipei City; Hou Youyi also Many public appeals were made to legislators regardless of party affiliation to ask the central government to replenish New Taipei City's funding as soon as possible. As a result, legislator Su Qiaohui turned a deaf ear. She finally waited for Su to say a word, but it was an empty talk, because while Su said "not a dime will be missing", the central government will not give a dime to New Taipei's Danhai light rail subsidy.
He pointed out that what makes New Taipei people even more angry is that Su Qiaohui actually claimed that the 49.9 billion yuan MRT subsidy for counties and cities across the country was the highest in history. She was asking A-Z, "The New Taipei City MRT subsidy has been drastically cut. Su said that other counties and cities have added a lot of subsidies; the National Museum of Aboriginal Peoples in New Taipei was eliminated by the Democratic Progressive Party government, but Su said that there is also the New Taipei Art Museum. Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The New Taipei City Government will continue to seek from the central government to replenish the deleted MRT funds.
Likely · Within weeks
Su Qiaohui will avoid making specific promises on this issue during the election
Possible · Within weeks

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