The Ministry of Communications plans to subsidize commuting monthly tickets. The northern living circle is limited to Beibei Jitao, and Yilan is not included.

(Photographed by reporter You Mingjin)

[Reporter You Mingjin/Report from Yilan] The Ministry of Communications is planning a life circle in the north, central and south, and is expected to invest 20 billion yuan in three years to subsidize commuting monthly passes.

In the preliminary plan, the northern living circle is limited to Beibei Jitao, and Yilan is not included in the subsidized counties and cities.

The county traffic office stated that the Highway Administration will invite the county and city governments to hold a meeting next Wednesday to discuss the matter.

Legislator Chen Oupo also said that it is regrettable that Yilan is excluded from the commuting circle in the north, and the Highway Administration should face up to the commuting needs in Yilan, so that Yilan will not become a forgotten remote village.

In order to encourage more people to take public transportation, the Ministry of Communications plans to invest 20 billion yuan from 112 to 114 to subsidize local governments to promote commuting monthly tickets, and encourage the three major living circles of Beibei Jitao, Zhongzhangtou, and Nangaoping to jointly plan commuting Preferential measures for commuting to school monthly tickets to attract people to commute by public transportation; the initial estimate of the monthly ticket price will be 30% to 50% off the full-ticket ride on the working day of each month. The application specification for the subsidy program is expected to be submitted before the end of February for local governments to submit plans .

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The northern commuter living circle proposed so far only includes North and North Kitao, but Yilan County is excluded.

Wang Minghui, director of the county government's transportation department, said that this is only the preliminary plan of the Ministry of Communications and has not yet been finalized. The General Administration of Highways has scheduled a meeting next Wednesday to invite 22 county and city governments to discuss the promotion of public transportation. The county government will try its best to fight for it.

Wang Minghui said that according to the passenger capacity of the national highway passenger transport from 6 to 9 o'clock every day, there are about 5,000 commuters in Yilan, including the national highway passenger transport, urban buses, and MRT. The monthly transportation expenses are about 7,000 yuan, which does not include myself For commuters who drive, the Ministry of Communications is launching a subsidy policy, hoping to include Yilan in the list and encourage commuters to take public transportation, so as to effectively divert the traffic flow and ease the traffic jams in the National V.

Legislator Chen Oupo posted on Facebook that he had received complaints from the public years ago, hoping that Yilan could be included in the commuter pass subsidy counties in the north. Make decisions on government proposals.

Chen Oppo pointed out that he is also a commuter from Taipei and Yilan. He often takes the earliest capital bus to work in the Liyuan. Many fellow villagers are also the same. The preliminary plan of the Ministry of Communications excludes Yilan from the northern commuter circle. It is regrettable. I hope that the Highway Administration Face up to the commuting needs of Beiyi and balance the distribution of urban and rural resources, so as not to let Yilan become a forgotten remote village.

Lin Shiying, a member of Yilan County Councilor, said that Yilan was not included in the subsidy scope of the commuter living circle, and the rights and interests of commuters were severely damaged. Is this because the county government did not work hard to fight for it, or the Ministry of Communications deliberately excluded Yilan? Both the central and local governments need to review, and I hope the county Government and county legislators work harder, don't let the rights and interests of county citizens be ignored.

About 5,000 commuters commute on national highways in Yilan and Taipei every day, and their rights should not be ignored.

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