China Taiwan Network reported on April 26. According to Taiwan ’s “United Daily News”, the Kuomintang has financial difficulties. After reviewing the leased floors of the Central Party Department, it has recently been discussed to increase the current party fee of 200 yuan (NTD, the same below) to 300 to 500 yuan, the relevant planning direction has been announced in the newspaper of the main committee of the Party Department of Qiantian County. The Kuomintang ’s annual membership fee income was nearly 95.83 million yuan in 2018, and it was as high as 155.39 million yuan in 2017. If the party membership fee is raised to 300 yuan with reference to the DPP ’s party membership fee, it is expected to expand by 5,000 to 7,000 per year as long as the current membership is maintained. Ten thousand income can support party affairs funds for 2 to 3 months.

  Party officials said that the increase in party fees will not only expand the party's finances, but also increase the recognition of effective party members to the party, and may even solve the long-term problem of electing "popular party members" within the party. However, party officials emphasized that the relevant planning is still in the hands of staff.

  According to reports, KMT party members originally had to pay 500 yuan in party fees each year, but only changed to 200 yuan in September 2005. It is also due to the low annual membership fees, which not only impacts the willingness of party members to pay for life-long party fees, but also causes the election of "popular party members" within the party. After the Kuomintang ’s party property was frozen, the revenue from party membership fees became the fundamental part of the party ’s finances. At present, party members of the DPP must pay a party fee of 300 yuan per year, and the lifetime party fee is 20,000 yuan, which is higher than that of the KMT. According to the preliminary plan of the Kuomintang party affairs system, the annual party fee will be adjusted from the current DPP, from 200 to 300 yuan, on the premise that the lifelong party fee is 10,000 yuan. Some party officials suggested that it could be adjusted to 400 yuan, or even 500 yuan.

  Party officials said that the standard of party fees has not been adjusted for nearly 15 years. At present, the party's finances are stretched. The adjustment of basic party fees can indeed increase the party's funds. I believe that party members who agree that the Kuomintang will not care about the 100 yuan.

  The Kuomintang group also announced in the newspaper of the main committee of the county and city party department the day before the conference: the preliminary assessment of the party fee was adjusted to 300 yuan, and the future unified payment to the super-commerce channel and the party membership information will be controlled by the Party Central Committee. Party affairs personnel said that the unification of party fees to super-business payments can avoid the controversy of manpower collection, and the party membership information can be solved by the party central committee to solve the problem of "ghost party members". (Li Ning, China Taiwan Network)