According to Taiwanese media reports, the "Ministry of Economic Affairs" of the Taiwan authorities will convene an electricity price review committee tomorrow (27th). "Minister of Economic Affairs" Wang Meihua has recently said that electricity prices must be "reasonably reflected." The Kuomintang pointed out today (26th) that when the epidemic situation remains high, At this time of serious inflation, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities intend to raise electricity prices, which will make the Taiwanese people even worse in the current dilemma of epidemic prevention and inflation. In addition to the Kuomintang's claim that electricity consumption for people's livelihood should be frozen and increased, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities should also thoroughly review and improve it. The current situation of frequent power outages and power outages provides the public with stable power supply.
KMT deputy secretary-general and chairman of the Cultural Communication Committee Wang Yumin, deputy secretary-general Li Yanxiu, New Taipei City parliamentary candidate Huang Xinhua, and Taipei City parliamentary candidate Liu Caiwei jointly held a press conference this morning to propose electricity prices for people's livelihood. Three major reasons for the frozen increase: 1. The epidemic this year is more severe than last year, and people still have strong needs for home epidemic prevention. Electricity prices should not be raised in this hot summer to increase the burden of epidemic prevention on the people. 2. Everything is rising and inflation is serious. The food inflation rate over the past year has been the second highest in Asia. The people are miserable. Raising electricity prices at this time will only make things worse. 3. The "General Accounting Office" announced that the unemployment rate in May was 3.68%, a new high in the past seven months, and the number of people on unpaid leave has also hit new highs. At this time, rising electricity prices will undoubtedly make it impossible for people to live.
The Kuomintang pointed out that last year, the three-level epidemic prevention alert lasted until late July. In the face of strong public opinion, the DPP authorities suspended summer electricity prices for the second time. At that time, "Executive President" Su Zhenchang also said that although Taipower would be allowed to reduce its revenue, it would still have to Reduce the public’s increased electricity bill burden due to epidemic prevention. The epidemic this year is worse than last year, and many people still need to stay at home to prevent the epidemic. However, the DPP authorities do not understand the people's suffering. Not only did they not suspend summer electricity prices, they even raised them significantly. People still have to bear the high cost of the increase to prevent the epidemic at home in the hot summer. Regarding electricity bills, let me ask, in the face of a situation where everything is rising this year and there is severe inflation, the rulers do not have to worry about the burden of epidemic prevention on the people and insist on raising electricity prices. How can the DPP authorities justify themselves?
The Kuomintang also stated that the "General Accounting Office" also announced a few days ago that Taiwan's CPI (Consumer Price Index) food and fuel costs have increased significantly. The increase in the first five months of this year was 5.8%, which is relatively high in Asia. This is because the DPP authorities have implemented a mechanism for freezing electricity and gas price increases for people's livelihood and slowing down increases in gasoline and diesel prices. If this is the case, why do they still have to raise electricity prices in the face of inflation? Has the "Ministry of Economic Affairs" given up on protecting the island's living standards? Compared with epidemic prevention, "lie down"?
The Kuomintang emphasized that the increase in electricity consumption for people's livelihood will have a serious impact on people affected by the epidemic. The Kuomintang advocates that the increase in electricity consumption for people's livelihood should be frozen. If the increase is to be started from large industrial households, the DPP authorities should also propose complete supporting measures. , to avoid the soaring cost of living expenses accompanied by worsening inflation and affecting the lives of grassroots people. Taiwan has experienced frequent power outages in recent years, and people, businesses, and manufacturers have to endure the pain of power outages from time to time. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities have repeatedly blamed the cause of power outages because they do not face the fundamental issue of reviewing their own energy policy errors. Now the DPP authorities intend to investigate The increase in electricity prices is really unacceptable. (Editor: Fang Yanyan)
