The Executive Yuan will make a final decision on the "Public Transport Monthly Pass Subsidy Plan". As of yesterday, as many as 17 counties and cities have submitted plans to the Ministry of Communications.

(Central News Agency)

[Reporters Zheng Xukai, Ding Weijie, Lin Yizhang, Lu Xianxiu, He Yuhua, Zhou Minhong/Comprehensive Report] The Executive Yuan will finalize the "Public Transport Monthly Ticket Subsidy Program", which was originally planned to be launched in the three living circles of Beibei Jitao, Zhongzhangtou and Nangaoping Commuting and school commuting tickets; Yunlin County, Chiayi City, and Chiayi County, which have not yet been included, are also discussing and jointly proposing the "Yunjiajia Monthly Pass", which combines highway passenger transportation, urban passenger transportation, and Taiwan Railway in the three counties and cities to strive for central subsidies.

In addition, for the 1,200 yuan monthly pass in Beibeijitao, the four municipal governments stated that they would jointly strive for the central government to provide a full subsidy for railway and national highway passenger transportation, instead of the current version where the local government bears 10% of the funds.

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Wang Lingyao, head of the Public Works Department of the Yunlin County Government, said that the three counties and cities of Yunjiajia had held their first meeting the day before yesterday, and they will put forward the demand for "Yunjiajia Monthly Pass" to the central government, planning that the three counties and cities can be connected to use road passenger transportation, urban passenger transportation, Taiwan Railways, etc. are working on the implementation details and striving for full subsidies from the central government.

Chiayi Mayor Huang Minhui pointed out that Yunjiajia and North Tainan are a common living circle, and they also need fair attention from the central government. Yunjiajianan has always been in the dilemma of "unequal rights in public transportation", and the central government's subsidies should be adapted to local conditions to provide Chiayi City with more Subsidy funds; Zheng Junjian, Director of Transportation of Chiayi City Government, said that in order to encourage people to take public transportation, electric buses, YouBike2.0 and cross-county public transportation have been included in the monthly ticket planning of Yunjiajia Life Circle.

In addition, in response to the 1,200 yuan monthly ticket for Beibei Jitao, Zhong Mingshi, the director of the New Taipei City Transportation Bureau, pointed out that if the national highway passenger transportation and Taiwan Railways under the central jurisdiction bear 10% of the expenses according to the current version, New Taipei City will have to pay 10% of the expenses. Self-raised hundreds of millions of dollars, expecting the central government to bear 100% and reduce the local financial burden; there are still individual differences in the life circles of North and North Jitao, and it is recommended to have more flexible adjustment mechanisms, such as the Tamkang Ferry in New Taipei City should also be included.

Wang Zhenhong, Director of Transportation of Keelung City Government, also said that the four municipal governments in the north and north of Keelung have reached a consensus, hoping that the central government will fully subsidize national highway passenger transportation, Taiwan Railway and other transportation, local urban buses, MRT and bicycles, and municipalities directly under the Central Government will subsidize 50%, and Keelung City, which is not a municipality directly under the central government, should increase from 75% to 85%.

Xie Guoliang, mayor of Keelung, said that good people from the central government should do their best to subsidize the local government.

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