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Taoyuan raises public-works demolition compensation rate, lifting NT$5 million payout to NT$5.33 million

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Taoyuan raised the demolition-compensation valuation rate for public works from NT$15.2 to NT$16.2 per point, an increase of about 6.6%.
  • A homeowner who would have received NT$5 million for a demolition in August would receive about NT$5.33 million under the September rate.
  • The city said the adjustment reflects construction-price increases, while compensation costs for some projects have risen sharply.

Taoyuan City has raised the valuation used to calculate building demolition compensation for public works by NT$1 per point.

The new rate increases the value from NT$15.2 to NT$16.2 per point, or about 6.6%. It applies from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 next year.

The city gave a simple example: a homeowner whose property was subject to a road expropriation in August and qualified for NT$5 million in demolition compensation would receive about NT$5.33 million if the compensation were handled in September.

Hsieh Fu-yang of the Taoyuan Public Works Bureau’s engineering land section said the point-value adjustment follows the Construction Price Index used by Taiwan’s Public Construction Commission. Construction costs have risen sharply in recent years, pushing demolition-compensation valuations higher.

The city cited the first phase of the Longgang Road widening project in Zhongli District. The 720-meter project was estimated at NT$2.3 billion during former mayor Cheng Wen-tsan’s administration. With higher assessed road land values and rising building demolition compensation, the total expropriation cost has now exceeded NT$5 billion.

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