Taiwan's ruling party is pushing for a large top-up budget to keep gas, electricity and cooking gas prices frozen — good for people's bills, but it hands the opposition a new fight to pick.

• Middle East fighting has kept global oil and gas supply and prices swinging, raising the cost of holding prices down at home.
• The plan sends over NT$100 billion to state oil firm CPC, NT$71.1 billion to Taipower, and NT$8.4 billion for household natural gas and bottled gas.
• CPC would also get a far bigger capital injection to steady its finances and keep building out gas infrastructure.
• Pump prices have been frozen 21 times and electricity rates twice, leaving Taiwan's fuel among the cheapest in Asia — but only if the money arrives.
• The DPP wants the KMT and TPP to finish the review by the end of November and not turn household costs into a bargaining chip.

Outlook: Expect a budget standoff in Taiwan's legislature through November, with the price freezes at risk if the opposition drags out the review.