In the last session of the Central City Council this term, Councilor Green Camp asked Lu Xiuyan to make cash universally available as soon as possible

The Taichung City Council held the third reading of the 2027 municipal general budget today. Although it is the last meeting of this term, DPP City Councilor Chen Yurong made a temporary motion to request the Taichung City Council's agenda for the last day today. City Councilor Chen Yurong proposed a temporary motion in the council today (13th), requesting the Taichung City Government to study the feasibility of universal cash distribution at the end of the year as soon as possible before leaving office.

Speaker Zhang Qingzhao announced that the case had been reviewed at the recent meeting and sent to the municipal government for discussion and handling.

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City Councilor Chen Yurong pointed out that Mayor Lu Xiuyan once said in response to questions in the council that there are still more than two months before the end of the year, and the tax situation will continue to be monitored. The possibility of universal cash distribution at the end of the year has not been ruled out. She is sure that Lu Xiuyan has not closed this door, but time waits for no one. She hopes that the city government will be faster and put forward a plan as soon as possible.

Chen Yurong said that Mayor Lu’s term ends at the end of this year, and if he waits until all tax figures are released before starting to discuss them, it will be too late for the distribution work.

She emphasized that the city government has the ability. This year, Taichung will receive an increase of approximately NT$31.1 billion in centrally allocated taxes. As a result of next year’s allocation, Taichung will receive an additional NT$82.4 billion, approximately NT$7.2 billion more than this year’s NT$75.2 billion, and a total increase of approximately NT$38.3 billion in the two years.

She said that the city government has a second reserve fund of 500 million yuan, which is specifically designed to meet temporary needs for additional plans and funds. Where the money is, whether it is enough, and how to distribute it, the city government should start calculating now.

Chen Yurong asked the city government to immediately take stock of the actual tax collection and dispatchable financial resources this year, and evaluate the scale, objects and distribution methods of the universal fund, and give the Chinese citizens a clear answer before leaving office.