The Legislative Yuan is to invite Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) and several ministers tomorrow to deliver reports and take questions, as the three main parties outlined their priorities.
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is to prioritize bills on people’s livelihoods, KMT caucus deputy secretary-general Wang Hung-wei (王鴻薇) said.
Today, the KMT caucus and think tank held a meeting to exchange opinions on priority bills for the new session, she said.
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The party would cooperate on proposing an artificial intelligence (AI) basic law, extending nuclear reactors’ life as part of a shift from a “nuclear-free” to “carbon-free” policy, and promoting a new long-term care insurance bill, Wang said.
It would also push for a universal cash subsidy and an increase for worker holiday leave, in addition to other legislative priorities such as school lunch programs and cracking down on fraud, she said.
Cho has used prior coordination meetings to explain priority bills this session, with the first being to support Taiwan’s economic development, Democratic Progressive Party caucus chief executive Rosalia Wu (吳思瑤) said.
This includes an emphasis on supporting technology and innovation in the Statute for Industrial Innovation (產業創新條例), and a proposal on employing foreign professionals, Wu said.
The second priority is to provide more social services for citizens, particularly the elderly, children and people with disabilities, Wu said.
The third priority is to enhance society-wide resiliency, such as passing AI legislation, she said.
The Taiwan People’s Party announced its priorities at a news conference a few days ago, which include judicial reform, absentee voting and virtual asset management regulations.
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