Central News Agency (CNA, reporter Ye Suling, Taipei, July 1) President Lai Ching-te, who also serves as DPP Chairman, said today that over the past 10 years of DPP administration, the party has continuously promoted "salary increases, tax cuts, more benefits, and less burden" to ensure that the fruits of economic development are more equitably returned to people's lives. The goal is to build a welfare state and jointly create a more prosperous, safer, and wealthier "Good Life Taiwan" for the next generation, making it a happy daily life shared by all. The DPP held a press conference today to announce its "Good Life Taiwan" joint platform for the 2026 local elections. Lai Ching-te, Secretary-General Hsu Kuo-yung, caucus whip Tsai Chi-chang, Policy Committee Executive Director Wu Ssu-yao, and Policy Committee Chief Deputy Executive Director Lee Chun-yi were present. Lai Ching-te stated that the "Good Life Taiwan" joint platform, through the policy direction of "salary increases, tax cuts, more benefits, and less burden," aims to achieve a welfare state where economic dividends are shared by all. The government will continue to expand social investment and transform economic growth into happiness and progress that people can see and feel, allowing everyone to enjoy a better quality of life and development opportunities. Lai Ching-te emphasized that the joint platform launched this time comprehensively covers salary protection for civil servants, military personnel, teachers, and grassroots workers, tax benefits for families with children, institutionalized parental support benefits, and reduced housing burdens for newly married and child-rearing couples. The aim is to ensure that every family and every child can pursue their dreams under the care of the government, realizing the vision of a welfare state with all-age care. Hsu Kuo-yung pointed out that to allow all citizens to share the dividends of significant economic growth, the DPP is proposing two major policies: