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Legislators on Friday remained divided over the amount of money that should be earmarked for dealing with a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, as lawmakers discussed a Cabinet proposal to extend and expand a special budget set to expire next month. Legislative caucuses on Thursday began discussing the Cabinet’s proposed amendments to the Special Act for Prevention, Relief and Revitalization Measures for Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens (嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎防治及紓困振興特別條例). The Cabinet seeks to extend the special omnibus act, which expires on June 30, for another y...

Taipei, May 28 (CNA) Lawmakers on Friday continued to negotiate new funding proposed by the Cabinet to deal with Taiwan's recent surge in COVID-19 cases, but remained divided over the amount of money that should be earmarked for the purpose.

EDITORIAL: Effective use of virus relief funds Lawmakers on Wednesday called on the government to include the food service, hospitality, transportation and entertainment industries in its latest “Stimulus 4.0” COVID-19 relief package. Workers in uninsured industries are bearing the brunt of nationwide level 3 restrictions, Taiwan People’s Party caucus convener Chiu Chen-yuan (邱臣遠), Independent Taipei City Councilor Chen Chien-ming (陳建銘) and others told an online news conference. Although the Taipei Department of Social Welfare is accepting applications for emergency relief, ...

NDC plans extra NT$210 billion budget for COVID-19 relief 05/27/2021 05:27 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. A one-time subsidy is planned for individuals such as farmers, fishermen, tour guides, taxi drivers and the self-employed. CNA photo May 27, 2021 Taipei, May 27 (CNA) The National Development Council (NDC) detailed a plan on Thursday to allocate an additional NT$210 billion (US$7.13 billion) budget to the government's COVID-19 relief fund in the wake of the escalating community spread of the coronavirus in Taiwan. NDC chief Kung ...

COVID-19 vaccines should be available free of charge to anyone who wants to be vaccinated, the New Power Party (NPP) said yesterday, as lawmakers began negotiating details of relief fund packages proposed by the Executive Yuan. The Cabinet has proposed an amendment to the Special Act for Prevention, Relief and Revitalization Measures for Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens (嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎防治及紓困振興特別條例) that would enable the government to implement the act until June 30 next year, in view of the economic repercussions that Taiwan has experienced amid a COVID-1...