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Back《TAIPEI TIMES》 Farmers’ allowance raised to NT$15,000
《TAIPEI TIMES》 Farmers’ allowance raised to NT$15,000
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《TAIPEI TIMES》 Farmers’ allowance raised to NT$15,000

放宽资格门槛,预计让超过7000人新增符合领取条件,自7月1日起追溯生效

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立法院昨日三读通过修法,将老农津贴从每月8110新台币调涨至1.5万元,并放宽非农业收入及土地房产评估价值门槛,预计让超过7000人新增符合领取资格,自7月1日起追溯生效。

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台湾自1995年推出老农津贴计划,向年满65岁且参加农民保险至少15年的农民发放每月津贴。津贴最初为3000新台币,2011年调涨至7000,2024年依据四年期消费者物价指数调整审查后调至8110。

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立法院院长韩国瑜昨日在台北主持立法院会议。照片:陈义冠,台北时报

回馈:除了从8110新台币调涨至15000新台币,放宽资格要求将使超过7000人新增符合领取条件。

/ 本报记者,中央社

立法院昨日三读通过修法,将老农津贴从每月8110新台币(458美元)调涨至15000新台币,并放宽资格要求,修改自7月1日起追溯生效。

修法在投票后三读通过,还引入每两年审查津贴的机制。如果消费者物价指数(CPI)上涨3%,津贴将予以调整,中央政府承担额外费用。

修法将申请人的年度非农业收入门槛从50万新台币提高至60万新台币,并将其土地和房产评估价值上限从500万新台币提高至1025万新台币。

这些变化预计将使超过7000人新增符合津贴资格。

行政院1月批准了其自身版本的修法,建议将每月津贴提高至1万新台币。

然而,中国国民党(KMT)和台湾民众党(TPP)党团共同提案,建议将津贴提高至1.5万新台币,认为更大幅度的提高是跟上通胀所必需的。

立法院最终通过了反对党的版本,在批准两个党团提交的联合修正案动议后通过。

国民党党团总干事许宇甄表示,这次提高不是施舍,而是认可农民对台湾经济的贡献。

她说,这些变化将改善农民的退休保障,减轻其子女的经济负担,缩小城乡差距,并增强粮食安全。

民进党党团副总干事陈培瑜为内阁提出的1万新台币提高方案辩护,称这是更具财政责任的做法,也将扩大资格并引入基于通胀的调整。

陈表示,津贴代表长期政府支出,必须考虑资金来源。

她批评反对党的提案,称更高的支付可能需要额外举债,并将资金从其他公共支出中转移。

农业部表示,将每月津贴提高至1.5万新台币而非1万新台币,每年将需要额外320亿新台币的支出。

行政院昨日在一份声明中表示,额外成本超出了政府的预算能力,并将从其他农业项目中转移资源。

台湾于1995年推出老农津贴计划,向年满65岁且参加农民保险至少15年的农民提供每月付款。

最初设定为3000新台币,津贴于2011年调涨至7000新台币,并于2024年在四年期CPI基础审查后调整至8110新台币。

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  • 行政院将就额外320亿新台币支出寻找财源或调整其他农业预算

    Likely · Within weeks

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  • 新津贴标准具体实施日期及发放细节
  • 320亿新台币额外支出的具体财源安排
  • 放宽资格后实际新增领取人数的统计

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