Ke Jianming, chief convener of the Democratic Progressive Party of the Legislative Yuan, estimates that the special bill will not be voted on until February 17 at the earliest, and the general cash payment will be made around mid-April.

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[Reporter Chen Zhengyu/Taipei Report] The Joint Committee of the Legislative Yuan first reviewed the "Special Bill on Strengthening Economic and Social Resilience after the Epidemic and Sharing Economic Results for All", and all the provisions were reserved for negotiation.

Ke Jianming, chief convener of the Democratic Progressive Party of the Legislative Yuan, estimated today (19th) that the Special Bill will not be voted on until February 17th at the earliest, and the general cash payment will be made in mid-April.

The special regulations related to general cash payment are stuck. Ke Jianming said in an interview today that it is not good for the media to bid for "Qingming gift money". According to the chronological estimate, it should be around April. In other words, everyone should not try to pass the buck and make mistakes. There are certain legal requirements for distributing cash. Special regulations must be passed. The budget is sent to the Legislative Yuan for consultation and approval.

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Ke Jianming said that the Kuomintang has been distributing cash before the year, which is ignorant of common sense and very irresponsible. In particular, when reviewing the special bill yesterday, the Kuomintang held up a placard saying "Distribute cash during the Chinese New Year". Legislators must have a sense of responsibility. It is wrong and very immoral to use this to smear the ruling party. The Kuomintang’s post-election strategy is to smear, but the smearing must be done in moderation, and it will eventually rebound on them and suffer the consequences.

In response to the press conference held by the Kuomintang group of the Legislative Yuan today on "Strict control of the total budget, Jin Mo was found to be procrastinating", calling on the ruling and opposition parties to work overtime during the Spring Festival to review the budget?

Ke Jianming retorted, just listen to these things, what's the use of speeding up the budget review?

It was only yesterday that the committee was handed over for negotiation, and the vote will not be until February 17 at the earliest. I just talked with Zeng Mingzong, the chairman of the Kuomintang League, about when to start the meeting after the New Year, and what budget will be reviewed during the Spring Festival?

The budget has not yet come, which genius of the Kuomintang said that it can review the budget?

The regulations have not been passed yet, how will the budget be sent in, and who will he review the budget with?

Where is the Kuomintang sacred?

Don't let the public misunderstand all the time, and speak responsibly.

Ke Jianming reiterated that it is estimated that the special regulations can be voted on February 17 at the earliest. The next session of the Legislative Yuan can be discussed. When reviewing the budget, don't say things that are not made by legislators every day. Even ordinary people would not say such words without common sense. Make it clear again, don't confuse everyone, and don't do completely irresponsible words and deeds.

In addition, Lai Shibao, a legislator of the Kuomintang, claimed that in view of the one-month freeze period for negotiations, the Kuomintang League version can be withdrawn to expedite deliberation.

"What American language is this talking about?" Ke Jianming explained that the 4 versions of the special bill have already passed the committee. It's not what the Kuomintang says, but the rules of the game.