GOVERNMENT PLANS TO AMEND "UBER BILL" RAISING FINE TO NT$25M|擬修法增"Uber條款" 最高罰2500萬.勒令停業

To bring Uber to heel, the Policy Research and Coordinating Committee under the Executive Yuan engaged the DPP caucus on October 31st in a discussion over an amendment bill to the High Way Act. The amendment will increase the maximum fine for automobile transportation operators from NT$150,000 to NT$25 million. In addition, violators will be suspended from operation. The amendment bill has been deemed the "Uber bill." To force Uber to follow transportation industry regulations, the Executive Yuan and the DPP have reached a consensus to amend the Highway Act on October 31st. Once the amendment is passed, operators violating the regulations can be fined up to NT$25 million and be put out of business. In addition, the government will offer financial rewards to individuals reporting the violations. ==HSU KUO-YUNG, Executive Yuan Spokesman== Of course, this will affect Uber. We want to put Uber in the right direction. Even though we are now in an emerging shared economy, Uber still has to abide by the law; otherwise, it would be an unfair competition for the law-abiding taxi drivers. The amendment bill is deemed as the "Uber Bill." The government stated that Uber should have registered under the category of automobile transportation industry but it registered as an information service provider. That is why the amendment was proposed, but some do not believe that it will solve the problem. ==MEMBER OF PUBLIC== I think people would still prefer Uber. It's cheaper. ==MEMBER OF PUBLIC== Competition encourages quality improvement. There is no harm in that. Uber has issued a statement. It will continue to seek opportunities to communicate with the government. Its global chief advisor will come to Taiwan this week and visit Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang and other government agencies. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 為了讓Uber回歸"運輸業"依法經營，政院和民進黨團週一進行協商，達成修正"公路法"的共識，針對違規經營汽車運輸業者，計畫修法把裁罰上限，從15萬元提高到2500萬元，並可勒令停業，並新增檢舉條款，舉發民眾可獲得獎金。 ==行政院發言人 徐國勇== 當然他對Uber會有些影響 因為我們對Uber 是希望能夠導入正軌 這是一個新興的一個共享經濟 假如沒有按照法律規定 那人家(計程車)遵守法律規定 結果這邊(Uber)不遵守法律規定 就會產生不公平的競爭 這次修法被外界視為是"Uber條款"，政院表示，Uber經營的是汽車運輸業，但在台登記的卻是資訊服務業，因此希望以重罰導正業者，政院表示政府樂見Uber的創新共享經濟，但前提必須要符合台灣法規，不過，有民眾仍然認為，修法還是無法解決。 ==民眾== 大家應該還是會比較想搭 比較挑便宜的Uber吧 ==民眾== (計程車)就是靠競爭提升素質 也沒什麼不好的啊 對此，Uber發表書面聲明，將持續尋求與政府溝通的機會，並安排Uber全球首席顧問這周來台與政務委員唐鳳以及相關政府單位會談。 記者 薛宜家 林志堅 台北報導