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十月漲價潮 

今年十月份，不管是油、電、瓦斯還是高鐵票價都調漲，工商團體大老痛罵，國內經濟這麼差，根本不適合在這個時間點一次漲足，建議政府分階段漲，而小市民則擔心，十月份一到，是不是過去"油電雙漲"，帶動物價的夢魘，又要再發生？

聽到"漲價"兩個字，就很頭痛，十月過後，算一算民生調漲項目多達八項。其中，台電十月起，電價平均漲幅將高達10.65%。

交通部份，高鐵在10月1號，票價將平均漲幅百分之9。台鐵最快明年上半年，也將調整部分票價。"漲"聲四起，連工、商大老都看不下去。

[[商業總會理事長 張平沼]]
“我們的經濟狀況並不怎麼好，如果說我們因為電價的漲價，帶動其他物價上漲 我建議政府，今年的電價，是不是能夠稍微暫緩”

[[工業總會理事長 許勝雄]]
“包括紡織業、鋼鐵工業、石化業等等，大部分都會產生很大的負擔，企業可能一下子，就要多出幾百億的錢”

看看國內經濟成長和物價走勢， GDP一路從保4，退到保2，CPI則微幅上升，主計處更保守預估，一但電價調漲，會拖垮今年經濟成長率0.02個百分點，物價上升0.06個百分點。

Businesses and consumers brace for higher electricity and gas rates in October (2013/08/19)

Businesses and the general public are bracing for a series of price hikes in October, affecting items ranging from electricity to rail tickets. There are concerns that the higher cost of goods will pose a serious threat to Taiwan’s sluggish economy. 

Hearing the phrase “rate hike” is enough to give many people a headache. Beginning in October, rate hikes in eight areas affecting consumers are slated. Among these, electricity rates may cause the greatest pain as Taipower warns the average rate increase could be over 10 percent.

The Ministry of Transportation also notes that beginning on Oct. 1, tickets on the Taiwan High Speed Rail will see an average increase of 9 percent. Taiwan Railways could adjust fares in the first half of next year. All of these planned rate increases have led industry and commercial leaders to speak out. 

Lawrence Chang
Taiwan Chamber of Commerce
Our economic situation is not very good. If electricity rates increase, it could lead to other price increases. Therefore, I recommend the government temporarily suspend its plan.

Rock Hsu
Chinese National Federation of Industries
Textiles, the steel industry and petrochemicals will all encounter heavy burdens. These companies may suddenly need to spend tens of billions of extra NT$.

A quick comparison of domestic economic growth and price trends indicates the government had once guaranteed GDP growth of 4 percent, later reducing the figure to 2 percent, with the consumer price index seeing a very small increase. The government’s official accounting and statistics bureau now conservatively estimates that higher electricity rates will drag down economic growth by two-tenths of a percentage point this year and increase the consumer price index by six-hundredths of a percentage point.

文章出處 ：民視英語新聞