多黨支持﹕儲備過多等同浪費

Lik

http://news.mingpao.com/20100903/gaa2.htm

多黨支持﹕儲備過多等同浪費

【明報專訊】面對庫房「水浸」，多個政黨都認同田北俊的建議，認為政府不應無了期累積巨額儲備，應力「排洪」，動用儲備扶貧，或用來改善環境和發展優勢產業。不過，有部分議員則對此建議有保留，認為外匯儲備目的是鞏固港元匯率，不應輕易動用，他們批評田北俊的建議有政治目的。

上月曾經撰文批評外匯儲備「水浸」的公民黨余若薇，認為特區有過多儲備其實等同浪費，「政府不斷儲到幾萬億元，究竟有什麼作用呢？」除了扶貧，她建議政府利用儲備推行保育、更換環保巴士、改善空氣質素等，長遠改善港人生活質素。

民主黨﹕應改善環境增就業

民主黨劉慧卿亦認同田北俊的建議，認為政府應動用儲備資助殘疾人士交通津貼，全面資助幼稚園教育、回購西隧來減輕市民交通費開支，以及興建安老院舍等，認為這做法兼可增加就業機會。

匯賢智庫葉劉淑儀也批評政府經常以「穩定港元匯率」為藉口，不願動用外匯儲備，「匯率的穩定，終歸還是看投資者對香港的信心」。她建議政府撥出10％的外匯儲備，成立城市財庫基金，以滾存的利息投資於本港優勢產業。

工聯會﹕政黨抽水味濃厚

不過，亦有議員對動用儲備收益之議持保留態度，工聯會黃國健認為，外匯儲備目的是要鞏固港元匯率，不應輕易動用，他批評田北俊身為商界中人，不身體力行扶貧，反而在《施政報告》公布前把責任推在政府身上，「政黨抽水的味道十分濃厚，任何人也知道明年是區議會選舉」。民建聯譚耀宗表示，現在不是談論錢從何來、如何扶貧，而是政府做與不做的問題，他說政府應多落區，體驗民間疾苦，才會有感扶貧之必要。

mcjohnjohn

特衰政府庫房水浸一事，社民連舊年一早以經先知先覺咁大力講過。但當時各界都因人廢言，又話乜、又話七。但 ...
Lik 發表於 2010-9-3 04:54

「政黨抽水的味道十分濃厚，任何人也知道明年是區議會選舉」
你又幫社民連抽埋一份呀?

快樂牛郎

HK society is "super" structurally unhealthylo_pak 發表於 2010/9/2 14:04

I would say HK is super culturally unhealthy.
But politically I like it.

lo_pak

回復 8# fibbi

I don't chew gum...

fibbi

回復 5# lo_pak


    I would still prefer HK than Singapore...
Can't even chew gum...

peter236

peter jai, you are either missing the points or misleading people.

the article did not deny hong ko ...
mukmuk2 發表於 2010-9-2 13:11

The thing about Canadian debt is that it is going to be bigger and bigger. Who is going to repay that debt? The claim that Canada social programs are good is misleading. If you have to borrow money(like from China/HK) to finance the social programs, with little chance of repaying the debt, then there is a problem. Financial bankruptcy will be the likely result, like in countries such as Greece etc.

BiscottiGelato

Are they talking about a budget surplus? Or foreign exchange reserves here. Very different stuff...

lo_pak

Canada is good except the taxes.
The government used to be quite efficient running under Liberal...
HK society is "super" structurally unhealthy... I can't tell if someone can define that's 'good'...
IMO Singapore development is way "balanced"...

peter236

Hong Kong is so nice, with low tax rates and a lot of money. The same cannot be said about Canada which has big fiscal deficits and public debts at all levels of government.