Several new policies are to go into effect on New Year’s Day, including the raised basic monthly wage, which would affect nearly 2 million workers, the Executive Yuan said yesterday.
The increased basic monthly wage of NT$23,800, up from NT$23,100, would benefit 1.36 million local and 465,000 foreign workers, while the increased basic hourly rate of NT$158, up from NT$150, would benefit 483,000 local workers, it said.
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The central government is also to increase subsidies for people who replace their old scooters manufactured before July 1, 2007, to reduce air pollution, the Executive Yuan said.
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Separately, parents of two-year-olds would start receiving child-rearing subsidies after having previously been left out of the program, it said.
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