A slew of new policies to take effect in 2023

2022-12-30

As 2022 comes to a close, we can look forward to 16 new policies that’ll take effect on Jan. 1. They include a raise to the minimum wage, tax cuts, subsidies for electric vehicles, and changes to child-rearing subsidy rules. Let’s take a look.

The staff at this breakfast restaurant are busy serving meals. For the owner, pressure is on. The price of ingredients continues rising, and labor costs are set to increase with the New Year.

Breakfast restaurant owner
The pressure from labor costs is heavy. The salaries we are offering are higher than the level the government set for next year, but we still can’t find people.

Member of public
Prices are going up continually and salaries really have not changed. Breakfast in the past cost just a handful of dollars. Now a drink costs about NT$50 or NT$60, and adding on a hamburger will send the price over NT$100.

Some businesses say they’re raising the prices amid climbing costs. Starting Jan. 1, the minimum monthly wage will go up to NT$26,400 and the minimum hourly rate to NT$176. It’s expected to benefit 2.32 million people, but some workers say they don’t feel it’s much of a change amid soaring commodity prices. Health insurance premiums will stay the same. Meanwhile, an income threshold will be removed for those applying for child care subsidies for babies and children aged up to 2. Some say the subsidies can encourage more people to have children.

Member of public
There should be subsidies for children! Nowadays, young people are under a lot of pressure to buy a house and a car, and they are not so willing to have children. If the government can provide them with subsidies, young people will be more willing to have children.

Member of public
If the government can offer subsidies, everyone will definitely feel it.

Subsidies for purchasing new electric scooters have been extended, with buyers entitled to NT$7,000 per vehicle. Meanwhile, a new policy will kick in for people who replace their old vehicles and diesel-powered vehicles for electric models, who can expect subsidies of up to NT$18,000. In addition, the personal tax exemption, which currently stands at NT$88,000, will go up by NT$4,000 to NT$92,000.

16項元旦新制上路了基本工資漲、育兒津貼不排富

2022-12-30

2022邁入尾聲，緊接著2023年元旦起，16項新制將要上路，包含基本工資調漲、減稅利多、電動車補助，以及育兒津貼取消排富，健保費率也確定
調漲，全都與大家生活，息息相關，帶您一起關心。
早餐店業者，忙著出餐，心卻在淌血，因為原物料無一不漲，再加上明年人力成本又要增加，壓力真的好大。

[[早餐店業者]]
“人力(成本)壓力大，薪資現在就比我們明年政府要提高的價錢還要高，可是還是找不到人”

[[民眾]]
“物價也都一直上漲，薪水真的都一直沒有在調。 (以前早餐)都幾十塊錢，因為現在飲料一杯就50、60元，然後加個漢堡就100多了”

成本上漲反映到售價上，即便元旦新制上路後，基本工資調高到2萬6400，時薪也提高到176元，將有232萬人受惠。但物價狂飆，卻讓領薪水族群相當無感，不過也有人認為，健保費率
調漲、還有育兒津貼及0到2歲托育補助，取消排富，對年輕人來說，不無小補。

[[民眾]]
“幼兒津貼吧!現在年輕人買房、買車壓力比較大，生小孩意願會比較低，如果政府有補貼這塊，年輕人會比較願意生小孩這樣”

[[民眾]]
“政府如果有補助的話，一定會有感覺。”

電動機車補助，每輛最高7千元，老舊汽車、柴油車換新，可望補貼到1萬8千元，另外像是綜合所得稅免稅額，也從8.8萬提高到9.2萬元。