Social insurance is one major pillar in the construction of a modern welfare state. Though the NT $ 19 billion-plus appropriated for this item constitutes more than half of the total social welfare budget for the next 18 months, this item is relatively uncontroversial because the rates of contributions and payments are fixed and there is little room for fiddling with this figure.
「社會保險」是建構現代福利國家安全網的支柱，因此在下年度一年半的預算中，編列了一千九百多億元，「吃」掉社福大餅的一半以上。不過因為費率一旦定案就是固定的，因此大家比較不會在這裡動腦筋。