If you don’t countersign the health insurance premium exemption for 65-year-olds, Cheuk Wing-tai: Using this to protect the election will offend the people.

Executive President Zhuo Rongtai went to the Legislative Yuan on the 10th to deliver a policy address and prepare for consultation. (Photo by reporter Luo Peide)

The Legislative Yuan recently read the amendment to the "Elderly Welfare Act" for the third time, exempting seniors over the age of 65 from health insurance premiums. However, the Executive Yuan recently decided not to countersign, making it a target for the blue camp. The outside world is worried about affecting the green camp's election. In this regard, Chief Executive Officer Toh Wing-tai stressed today (10th) that no political party should use forced voting to undermine constitutional order and financial discipline and safeguard its own election, otherwise it will only make the people disgusted.

Executive President Cheuk Wing-tai went to the Legislative Yuan this morning to deliver the policy address and prepare for questions. He said in an interview before the meeting that there are still more than ten days left before the election. The election situation is of course very tight, but the government must give top priority to "maintaining constitutional order" and "fiscal discipline." No political party should undermine these two points to gain electoral benefits and protect its own election. This will only arouse the greatest resentment from the people.

Zhuo Rongtai pointed out that the government has never neglected the care of the elderly. For the elderly over the age of 70 with low income, low-middle income and certain disadvantages, the budget has been budgeted to subsidize health insurance premiums for many years. As for the elderly aged 65 to 69, the local overall allocation of taxes has increased significantly since last year. It is reasonable for local governments to provide subsidies based on their financial capabilities.

Zhuo Rongtai said that he hopes that both the government and the opposition will conduct all budget reviews based on the priority consideration of "national constitutional order" and "government financial structure", instead of using forced voting, ignoring the significant increase in annual expenditures, and ignoring increasing budgets, causing the government's finances to lose the direction of sustainable management.