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65歲免健保費 社福總盟強烈譴責藍白「選前大撒幣」:典當青年未來
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65歲免健保費 社福總盟強烈譴責藍白「選前大撒幣」:典當青年未來

綜所稅20%以下的65歲以上長者免繳健保費,台灣社會福利總盟痛批藍白「選前大撒幣」典當青年未來。

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立法院今通過《老人福利法》修正案,綜所稅20%以下的65歲以上長者免繳健保費。台灣社會福利總盟發聲明強烈譴責,痛批藍白陣營選前大撒幣,破壞財政紀律與健保量能付費原則,嚴重剝奪青壯年世代。

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立法院於今日三讀通過《老人福利法第22條》修正案,提供綜所稅20%以下的65歲以上長者免繳健保費補助。

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立法院在藍白黨團強硬表決下,今(16日)通過「老人福利法部分條文修正案」,綜所稅20%以下的65歲以上長者免繳健保費;台灣社會福利總盟過去修法期間已經表態反對,如今正式通過,再度聲明強烈譴責,痛批藍白「選前大撒幣」,拿著中央部會的預算,要幫年底的地方縣市首長助選,卻典當了台灣青年及社福的未來。

總盟說,在地方選舉與重陽節前夕的敏感時刻,立法院今日竟不顧社會各界與社福、醫事團體的多方示警,強行三讀通過《老人福利法第22條》修正案。總盟早在2024年底就曾嚴正發文反對此類缺乏財政紀律的全面性補助,今日立委諸公卻置若罔聞、一意孤行。對此表達最強烈的譴責!

總盟指出,這項打著「尊老」旗號的修法,本質上是徹頭徹尾的政治綁架:「假排富、真撒幣」。

總盟呼籲,社會應冷靜思考以下3大問題:

一、每月淨所得10.5萬元的老人,忽然需要政府補助健保費的目的何在?這次修法將免繳健保費的門檻,寬鬆設在「綜合所得稅率未達20%」,意味每月淨所得高達10.5萬元的長者,也可享全額補助!這絕非社福的初衷。社福要溫暖,財政紀律要理性,盼公共資源精準配置。

二、「福利補助」必須回歸家庭資產調查,非參考稅率級距!總盟認為,現行稅制下,許多退休長者名下累積豐厚的不動產或資產,卻因沒有「薪資所得」而適用最低的稅率級距。相反地,許多年輕人終日辛勤工作,薪資一毛都逃不掉。立院以「稅率級距」排富是緣木求魚!真正的社福需建立在家庭實質資產調查,粗暴的修法,只會將健保重擔變相嫁禍給青壯年世代,徹底破壞健保「量能付費」原則,造成嚴重的世代剝奪!

三、財劃法才剛分給地方4千億,現在還要繼續掏空中央財政?總盟說,前年底「財政收支劃分法」修正通過後,中央釋出4千多億元給各縣市政府,地方財政已獲大幅充實。長者健保原屬於各地權責與福利,如今立院一邊掏空中央財政給地方,另一邊又強行立法要求中央主管機關全額買單這筆數百億元的長者健保費,惡意掏空中央財政,未來恐將全面排擠其他更具迫切性的社福預算。

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  • 中央政府財政與健保預算將面臨數百億元負擔衝擊

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  • 中央政府將如何籌措數百億元的長者健保補助經費?
  • 未來是否會進一步排擠其他急迫性的社會福利預算?

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