Taiwan's Government Set To Make US$300 Cash Payments

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Taiwan's government is set to make cash payments of over US$300 per person by the end of October, after President Lai Ching-te enacted an economic relief bill passed by the legislature in July.

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00:00With those tariffs set to take effect next week, President Lai has enacted an economic relief bill

00:05that includes cash handouts of over 300 U.S. dollars per person. The bill was passed by the

00:11legislature in July. It allows the government to allocate billions of U.S. dollars to strengthen

00:15Taiwan's security infrastructure and provide relief to industries affected by the tariffs.

00:22President Lai has ordered that the cash handouts be paid by the end of October.

00:25Taiwan's cabinet has called the opposition-backed payments unconstitutional and says it plans

00:31to have them reviewed by the country's top court.

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