Tsai Ing-wen (picture taken from Taiwanese media)
China Taiwan Network, September 1st According to Taiwan’s “China Times News Network”, the island passed the 2023 Taiwan authorities’ general budget on August 25th. The "Legislative Yuan" caucus of the Chinese Kuomintang held a press conference today (1st) to blast the Tsai Ing-wen administration as "the best at spending money indiscriminately." Zeng Mingzong, the chief convenor of the Chinese Kuomintang League, said that the Tsai Ing-wen authorities have compiled a large number of special budgets to circumvent the relevant provisions of the " Budget Law". By the end of Tsai Ing-wen's term, Taiwan's total debt will exceed 8 trillion yuan (NT$, the same below). Finances quickly deteriorated.
Zeng Mingzong pointed out that after Tsai Ing-wen’s administration came to power, special budgets have been compiled every year. For example, in 2017, two special budgets were compiled for the “Forward-looking Infrastructure Phase 1” and “River Basin Comprehensive Management Plan Phase 3”, and in 2018, the “Forward-looking Infrastructure Plan” was compiled. Construction Phase 2", "New Fighter Procurement" in 2019, "Epidemic Relief and Revitalization" in 2020, "Forward-looking Infrastructure Construction Phase 3" in 2021, and "Sea and Air Force Enhancement Plan" in 2022, with a total of up to 2.187 billion yuan.
Zeng Mingzong said that Taiwan's finances are rapidly deteriorating, leaving future generations with debts. He pointed out that as of the end of July this year, the debt balance for more than one year reached 6.3994 billion yuan, and there was still a debt quota of 2.2 trillion yuan. However, after deducting the special budget of 1.287 billion yuan, the debt quota was only 913 billion yuan. . Zeng Mingzong further pointed out that 913 billion yuan must be deducted from the total budget of 136 billion yuan, and Taiwan’s defense authorities are developing a special budget of 300 billion yuan for "self-made submarines", which will leave only 439.4 billion yuan. "Tsai Ing-wen At the end of his term, the total debt will exceed 8 trillion yuan."
Zeng Mingzong warned that the Tsai Ing-wen administration has only 439.4 billion yuan in debt. In the event of a major disaster or national defense emergency in Taiwan, there will be no money for disaster relief and the purchase of military equipment.
Li Dewei, Secretary-General of the "Legislative Yuan" Party Group of the Chinese Kuomintang, said that Tsai Ing-wen has compiled four major special budgets during her six-year term, including "forward-looking infrastructure", "new fighter aircraft procurement", "epidemic prevention and relief and revitalization", "sea and air combat capabilities" promote "Etc., but more money does not mean things can be done well. For example, Taiwan's health and welfare authorities have only realized 23.88% of the budget allocation for the "Third Phase" of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. "This means that the Tsai administration has compiled a lot of budgets and special budgets. , As a result, the public sector cannot implement it.”
Li Dewei pointed out that Taiwan’s debt statistics during the tenure of previous Taiwan leaders showed that Lee Teng-hui was 1.37 trillion yuan, Chen Shui-bian was 3.8 trillion yuan (an increase of 2.43 trillion yuan), and Ma Ying-jeou was 5.2 trillion yuan (an increase of 1.4 trillion yuan). , and Tsai Ing-wen has only been in power for 6 years, and Taiwan’s debt has reached 6.6 trillion yuan (an increase of more than 1.4 trillion yuan). With 2 years left in her term, it is bound to break through and increase by more than 2 trillion yuan. For such a leader who knows how to spend money, the people One has to ask, where did you spend your money?
"Blue Committee" Fei Hongtai pointed out that according to statistics from Taiwan's financial department, by the end of June this year, every Taiwanese citizen (including newborn babies) was burdened with a debt of 266,000 yuan. With such an authority, will Taiwan's financial situation be good? (Editor/Li Ning Review/Gauss)
