The Executive Yuan will finalize the "Central Plan for Promoting the Use of Public Transport" tomorrow.

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[Reporter Zhong Lihua/Taipei Report] The Executive Yuan will decide on the "Central Promotion of Public Transportation Utilization Plan" tomorrow to promote monthly traffic tickets for the three living circles of Beibei Jitao, Zhongzhangtou, and Nangaoping, among which Beibei Jitao The monthly ticket for the life circle is about 1,200 yuan per month, and the 2 life circles such as Zhongzhangtou and Nangaoping may be less than 1,000 yuan.

The monthly pass can be used on MRT, bus, light rail, passenger transport, and public bicycles, while the Taiwan Railway may be slower to apply due to the complicated ticket verification system.

The Legislative Yuan will vote on the "Special Regulations on Strengthening Economic and Social Resilience after the Epidemic and Sharing Economic Results for All" on the 21st, and the special post-epidemic regulations with a budget of 380 billion yuan cover 9 categories, including expanding public transportation subsidies and accelerating the expansion of attracting international Tourists, etc., the Ministry of Communications will submit a report at the Executive Yuan meeting tomorrow.

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When the heads of the six capitals attended the meeting of the Executive Yuan on the 2nd, many people were concerned about the issue of North-North Kitao cross-border monthly pass. In an interview a few days ago, Minister of Transportation Wang Guocai revealed that he had discussed with the Political Yuan to obtain a special budget. Included, one is to promote the use of public transportation, and the other is to accelerate the arrival of international tourists to Taiwan, with a total cost of 28.5 billion yuan.

Wang Guocai said that public transportation subsidies are divided into three major life circles: Beibei Jitao, Zhongzhangtou, and Nangaoping in terms of commuting monthly tickets. Beibei Jitao plans to set a 1,200 yuan package ticket. Other areas are determined according to the characteristics of each region. The preliminary regulations The budget for 3 years is 20 billion yuan. The tourism part has plans to optimize 64 good trips in Taiwan and local footholds, extend the connecting routes of Taiwan Railway and high-speed railway stations, or propose major sightseeing routes by the local government. The plan is 2.5 billion yuan.

As for the plan to attract tourists to Taiwan, the budget plan is about 6 billion yuan. In addition to discounts for group tourists and independent travel, there are also salary subsidies for tourist talents.

The Ministry of Communications pointed out that the preliminary planning direction of the current plan is that the living environment conditions of the three metropolitan areas are closely linked, and encourage the planning of preferential measures for commuting and schooling monthly tickets. , Taiwan Railway, and public bicycles; in other counties and cities, you can plan a commuting and schooling public transportation ticket discount plan based on a single county or its closeness with neighboring counties and cities.

Officials pointed out that during the discussion process of Taiwan Railways, it will take a lot of time to modify the ticket inspection technology, and it may not be able to cooperate immediately. However, the Ministry of Communications will also hold a meeting with Taiwan Railways to understand the difficulties of Taiwan Railways and see if it can speed up the revision System, cooperate with the policy and hit the road as soon as possible.