00:00An oil subsidy available to residents registered in one area of Xinzhu County
00:04is driving a surge in people transferring their household registration there.
00:16More than 500 people have applied to transfer their registration
00:20since Guanxi Township announced the subsidy.
00:23It's worth around 160 U.S. dollars per person
00:27with an extra $60 available for low-income residents.
00:31The program is the first of its kind in Taiwan.
00:33It was introduced to help cushion the impact of rising energy costs
00:37following the war in the Middle East.
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