00:03Taiwan is starting to feel the impact after one month into the Middle East war.
00:08Officials say fuel surcharges for airlines will rise starting next week,
00:12pushing up international flight prices.
00:29For short haul routes, the fuel surcharge will increase from around 17 to 45 U.S. dollars.
00:35For long haul routes, the increase is even more dramatic,
00:39rising from around 45 to 117 U.S. dollars, more than doubling.
00:44And on Tuesday, state-run energy supplier CPC announced
00:48gas prices for industrial users will rise 5 percent in April.
00:53For power companies, the increase is far higher, more than 40 percent.
00:59The price hikes reflect rising import costs for liquefied natural gas, or LNG,
01:04which Taiwan relies on for power.
01:06Stakeholders say the shock could spread across industries,
01:10as energy feeds into everything from manufacturing to transport.
01:15For now, households are being shielded.
01:27CPC says residential gas prices will stay unchanged in April,
01:31as it absorbs some of the costs.
01:33Officials say they are working with suppliers to keep key goods stable.
01:38But with imported inflation building,
01:40Taiwan's central bank says tighter policy measures could follow.
01:43That leaves a key question.
01:45How long can Taiwan shield its customers from rising global energy costs?
01:49Yuan Duan and Lily Lamantino for Taiwan Plus.
01:52And if you brought
01:52Arts ofack
01:52And if you are filled with your chalet comfort,
Comments