Regarding the criticism from the People's Party legislators against the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for implementing measures to absorb rising oil prices, DPP legislator Chen Peiyu explained that the People's Party legislators may not be aware that the mechanism for fluctuating oil prices has always been like this. In the past, regardless of whether it was the Kuomintang (KMT) or the DPP administration, there have always been relevant mechanisms that required adjustments in response to international situations and the implementation of oil supply policies.
Chen Peiyu said that when facing rising international oil prices, the Taiwan authorities have a responsibility to adjust oil prices, assist the people, support industries, and help the public cope with these successive shocks. She noted that when the opposition parties asked the DPP authorities to stabilize prices, but once the authorities took action and were willing to use oil price subsidies to stabilize prices, they then claimed it was a "cognitive operation," which is essentially wanting the horse to be strong without making it eat grass.
She sighed that while the Executive Yuan and all the ruling party teams are urgently working to secure related benefits for the people of Taiwan, the People's Party only uses political rhetoric to gain political benefits. She questioned whether such an opposition party truly understands the economy, and whether such an opposition party can be trusted.
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