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The Labor Fund is an important retirement fund in Taiwan, and its performance directly affects workers’ future retirement benefits. In recent years, Taiwan stocks have experienced significant fluctuations, and fund investment returns have also fluctuated accordingly.
The Labor Fund Utilization Bureau yesterday announced the latest performance of the labor fund. In August, the Taiwan stock market soared more than 3,000 points, returning to the 46,000 point mark. The overall size of the labor fund, which reached 9.1092 billion yuan, turned from a loss to a profit in August. As of the end of August this year, it had made a huge profit of 2.3227 billion yuan, with a yield of 29. 45%, which is already double last year’s full-year income.
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For details, see the Labor Fund, which made a huge profit of 2.3 trillion in the first eight months. The new system of labor retirement bonus hit a new high of 123,900.
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