STIFFER PENALTIES: The Kaohsiung Department of Health on Friday fined Costco Taiwan NT$7.5 million over berries that last month tested positive for hepatitis ABy Wu Liang-yi / Staff reporter
Taipei, Jan. 8 (CNA) The spiking cost of eating out, soaring commodity prices and egg supply woes were among the top 10 consumer news stories of 2022 in Taiwan selected by the independent Consumers' Foundation.
Taipei, July 31 (CNA) The top 12 sellers of COVID-related insurance policies in Taiwan have paid out nearly NT$32 billion (US$1.07 billion) in 2022, and the industry is set for a reckoning amid disputes over claims and payments, according to an expert in the protection of consumers' rights.
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday urged the government not to raise electricity rates, while the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said it would handle the issue with the needs of households in mind.
The parties held separate news conferences amid speculation that the Ministry of Economic Affairs might raise the rates. It is scheduled to review Taiwan’s electricity pricing policy on Monday.
KMT lawmakers said that increasing the rates would be a blow to households that are still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
KMT caucus whip William Tseng (曾銘宗) said that the ministry should freeze the rates for residential users, and pay