2024-10-04
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the taiwan authorities’ electricity price review meeting has decided that industrial electricity prices (including department stores and hotels) will increase by 14% starting from october 16. however, industries with domestic demand for people’s livelihood and industries with poor industrial prosperity will be given a freeze increase or halved discount. the average increase is 12.5%. regarding whether this move will affect the consumer price index (cpi), guo zhihui, the head of the economic department of the taiwan authorities, said, "it should not have much impact!" in response, former republican representative guo zhengliang said bitterly, "if it does not affect prices, he can take nobel prize."
guo zhengliang mentioned in a live broadcast on the 3rd that wang hongwei, the representative of the kuomintang, said bluntly, "i can't support you. you want me to allocate 200 billion yuan (new taiwan dollars), and your electricity bill will increase by 12.5%?" he criticized, and he was an entrepreneur. guo zhihui, you'd better think clearly, your business is running so well, why are there so many loopholes in how you speak!
"you are sure to be an official like this!" guo zhengliang said. guo zhihui recently made another shocking statement. he was asked whether a 12.5% increase would affect prices? he said: it shouldn’t have much impact! because many of them have frozen and increased. "oh my god! let me tell you, if he talks like this again, he will probably step down by the end of the year!"
guo zhengliang questioned whether the 12.5% increase in industrial electricity consumption would affect prices? this could win a nobel prize! how is it possible? won't it be passed on to consumer prices? now the hospital is protesting: how can you include me in the 14%? hospital electricity prices will increase by 14%! do you think our hospitals all do meritorious deeds? will he not increase your other expenses? will it increase your registration fee? or other medical expenses? the hospital doesn't even deal with it, so just sit there and wait to die? paying 14% more electricity price for nothing, apart from public hospitals, are there any such conscientious hospitals? just think about it.
"he can actually say such a thing?" guo zhengliang exclaimed, "he is getting closer and closer to a politician! how is this possible?"
it is reported that taiwan's industrial electricity prices have increased since mid-october, and large hospitals have been unable to escape. however, the tobacco manufacturing industry can enjoy a 50% discount, which has been strongly criticized by the outside world. taiwan's economic chief made an emergency turn on the 3rd, stating that considering people's livelihood and public interests, he had requested taipower to resume growth in the tobacco manufacturing industry. as for hospitals, clinics, restaurants, and huadong hotels and resorts, they will be given a frozen increase. relevant adjustments will be sent to the review committee members for written confirmation and will be implemented on october 16.
straits herald taiwan correspondent lin jingxian