Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) Taiwan's government will implement a raft of new regulations in 2023, with changes affecting food labeling laws and the arrivals process for some migrant workers, as well as the introduction of a new lay judge system.
CNA has compiled some of the more notable changes below:
Taiwan's legal age of adulthood will be lowered from 20 to 18, meaning that 18-year-olds will be able to buy smartphones, rent apartments and sign contracts.
However, people will still need to be 20-years-old to open futures trading accounts or vote in elections.
Taiwan's minimum monthly and hourly wages will increase by 4.55 percent and 4.76 percent, respectively, with effect from Jan. 1.
The increase will raise the minimum monthly wage from NT$25,250 to NT$26,400 and the minimum hourly wage from NT$168 to NT$176, according to the Ministry of Labor, whose Minimum Wage Review Committee proposed the adjustments in September.
The government will end rules that prohibited some wealthy individuals from claiming the childrearing allowance (育兒津貼) and childcare subsidies (托兒補助), benefiting an estimated 41,900 families.
Previously, only families that paid less than 20 percent annual income tax -- those who earn under NT$1.21 million (US$39,383) per year -- qualified for the childrearing allowance.
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