🛃 Taiwan Tidbits: Legislator Proposes 'Departure Tax'; Citizens Sarcastic: Only Interested in Better Numbers and Tax Hikes, Ignoring Tourism Competitiveness!

This article critiques the proposal by DPP Legislator Chen Ou-po to levy a mandatory 'Departure Tax' on citizens and questions Transport Minister Hochen Tan's commitment to evaluating it. The author sarcastically suggests the government’s solution targets symptoms rather than causes, aiming merely to beautify negative growth figures in Taiwan's tourism market and increase tax revenue (mocked as a 'recreation fee'). The piece criticizes the government for failing to enhance domestic tourism value while trying to 'squeeze every cent' out of its own citizens through misguided policies.