Taiwan home LED light subsidies disadvantaged groups can be preferred

Taiwan's Ministry of economic affairs will launch a domestic LED bulb subsidy program, the Ministry of Finance official said yesterday that this week is expected to be submitted to the Executive Yuan approved, the disadvantaged groups as a priority grant object.

Ministry of Finance official said that the amount of subsidies, the object is still under discussion, but will give priority to disadvantaged groups to reduce their burden of electricity. Budget may be close to the size of this year's energy-saving home appliances subsidy, NT $seven hundred million.

However, home appliance subsidies are made by the public to purchase their own applications, but this does not rule out the unified procurement of LED bulbs by the government, and then meet the conditions of the family application. Officials said, to participate in the bidding LED bulb manufacturers must meet certain specifications, technical specifications, also need to check the test report. Hope to complete the target by the end of the year.

The Ministry of economic affairs before the home appliance subsidy of two wave launched by a warm response, the second wave to grant 350000 Taiwan, arranged seven hundred million yuan subsidy budget, final application volume exceeded expectations, the economy has also led to Ministry of Petroleum Fund funds overruns.

The Legislative Yuan Economic Commission yesterday on the Ministry of economic use of the fund is not overrun prior filing veiled, the resolution requirements of the future fund due to the actual situation to increase the budget, be submitted to the Legislative Yuan after the examination can be performed.

Because the LED bulb subsidies as oil sources of funds, the main decision may affect the implementation of the subsidy program, economic officials said that the road time may be affected; however, the use of government funds is more flexible and can be emergency support.