The sound of "rise" sounds, the days of the people in Taiwan are a bit difficult

Xinhua News Agency, Taipei, July 14 (Reporters Qi Xianghui and Yue Xitong) The competent economic affairs department of Taiwan has just announced that it has begun to increase electricity prices this month. The price of people's biological supplies on the island has risen, and the lives of Taiwanese people are a bit difficult.

The island is known for its "large -scale and high -priced" supermarket Kaizai Passenger (Costco) announced the increase of its own brand toilet paper, which has increased to 389 yuan (NT $, the same below). More than 20%. Large supermarket Carrefour also said that its own brand toilet paper has also faced cost pressure this year. The Taiwan Paper Plant Zhenglong Group stated that the price increase of sanitary paper is "imperative."

Other people's livelihood supplies were also "rising". The most market share of the island planned to increase prices in the mid -month month. Since the end of last year, catering, coffee, milk powder and even home appliances, furniture and cars have at least a wave of price increases. The rise in large materials has also led to continuous price increases for feed this year.

According to the latest data from the statistical department of the Taiwan authorities, the annual growth rate of consumer price index (CPI) in Taiwan in June reached 3.59%, the largest increase in the past 14 years. Among them, the increase in food fees expanded to 6.38%, which is also the largest increase in nearly 14 years. The average increase in 17 people's biological supplies reached 5.39%, the eggs increased the most amazing, reaching 33.57%, and the coloring oil and conditioning oil also rose by 14.39%.

It is reported that the Taiwan railway fare is also brewing a wave of rising. The Taiwan Railway's "Research Report on the Improvement of Fare" has been released recently, and the final report was finalized in August. According to the report, the Taiwan Railway has not been adjusted in 27 years. If the rational return rate of the Taiwan Railway is 3%to 5%, the future fare can increase by more than doubled. Taking Taipei to Taitung as an example, the current fare is 783 yuan, which can exceed 1,500 yuan in the future.

The most affected by the rise in prices is ordinary workers. Huang Baoxuan, who had just worked for two years, said that 100 yuan a beef sandwiched as breakfast and felt "really can't afford to eat." Huang Ruowei, who was working in the Human Bank, complained that it would be 105 yuan for a "large intestine bag" as a work meal, and it did not include takeaway fees.

Although the basic wages in Taiwan have been increased, it is basically offset by the rise in prices, and even a retrogression. According to statistics from the Taiwan authorities, the regular salary of all employees in the island in the first May of this year increased by 2.83%. However, the salary growth rate cannot catch up with the price increase. After deducting the inflation factors, the substantial regular salary has decreased by 0.2%in the first May of this year, and this year has continued to grow negatively.

When will the price increase on the island continue? Investigation by the China Institute of Economic Research in Taiwan showed that global inflation pressure has risen since this year, and more than 80 % of the manufacturers on the islands are facing rising operating costs, and the profit margin in the first half of the year is not as good as expected. Nearly half of the manufacturer believes that the impact will last until 2023. Nearly 70%of the manufacturers predict that Taiwan ’s CPI will be more than 2%this year, and 43.5%of the operators believe that the rise in prices will continue until 2023.

According to statistics, in May, the pain index of Taiwan (consumer price index+total unemployment rate) reached 7.7, a 10 -year high. As the price increases and the unemployment rate increases, it is expected that the pain index will remain high in the next few months. A recent survey report on the island shows that Taiwan's consumer confidence index has reached the lowest point in 13 years.

Lai Shizhen, a representative of the Chinese Kuomintang polls, believes that the consumer price index has been rising, and the cost of electricity price increases from industrial users and industrial users is also passed on to the people through commodity prices. Qiu Chenyuan, a representative of the public opinion of the people, said that the new crown pneumonia's epidemic has been raging for a long time, the gap between the rich and the poor on the island is getting bigger and bigger, and young people and disadvantaged ethnic groups are the biggest victims. The DPP authorities should propose a more grounded policy to improve the gap between the rich and the poor and the level of stability.

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