Green Camp Criticizes Wu Zongxian's 'Empty Promises'; Wu's Camp Claims Factual Confusion
The DPP criticized KMT candidate Wu Zongxian's policy proposals for subsidizing neighborhood chiefs as 'all show and no substance.' Wu's camp responded by accusing the DPP of intentionally confusing facts and explained the actual financial situation after the fiscal distribution law amendments.
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KMT Yilan County Magistrate candidate Wu Zongxian today proposed five policies to subsidize neighborhood chiefs, including a monthly transport allowance of NT$1,500. The DPP caucus in the Yilan County Council criticized these proposals as 'bloated chicken that yields no meat.' Wu's campaign team stated that the DPP is deliberately confusing facts and misleading the public, urging them to do their homework before resorting to political mudslinging.
Wu Zongxian stated today that after the revision of the Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure Division Act, Yilan will gain an additional NT$12.8 billion in annual revenue. Besides investment in infrastructure, this revenue should also be returned to the grassroots. He proposed five policies to subsidize neighborhood chiefs, including a monthly transport allowance of NT$1,500.
DPP Yilan County Council caucus whip Chen Wenchang pointed out at a press conference that Wu Zongxian claimed the county government would gain an additional NT$12.8 billion in revenue and planned to allocate one-fourth (NT$3.2 billion) for welfare. However, according to the previous testimony of the County Finance Bureau Director, Yilan's actual usable revenue might only be NT$1.6 billion, while welfare checks would cost NT$3.2 billion.
In response, Wu Zongxian's campaign office spokesperson, Cheng Hao-wen, stated that the DPP caucus's claims clearly confuse the timeline and are still citing the 'old version of the budget approval table from the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics.' Although the central government increased Yilan's allocated tax revenue by about NT$12.8 billion after the first revision of the Fiscal Distribution Act, it simultaneously reclaimed NT$63.6 billion in national general subsidies, leading to 'increased allocation but greatly reduced subsidies' for Yilan.
Cheng Hao-wen said that with strong local backlash, the opposition party pushed for the subsequent third reading and passage of the 'Second Revision' of the Fiscal Distribution Act, which explicitly stipulates that central government subsidies to local governments shall not be less than the previous year, and planned subsidies shall not be less than the average of the past 10 years, to prevent the central government from playing the 'allocation increase, subsidy decrease' number game again. According to the calculation under the new law, Yilan can stably increase its allocated tax revenue by about NT$12.8 billion. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150420
Wu Zongxian stated today that after the revision of the Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure Division Act, Yilan will gain an additional NT$12.8 billion in annual revenue. Besides investment in infrastructure, this revenue should also be returned to the grassroots. He proposed five policies to subsidize neighborhood chiefs, including a monthly transport allowance of NT$1,500.
DPP Yilan County Council caucus whip Chen Wenchang pointed out at a press conference that Wu Zongxian claimed the county government would gain an additional NT$12.8 billion in revenue and planned to allocate one-fourth (NT$3.2 billion) for welfare. However, according to the previous testimony of the County Finance Bureau Director, Yilan's actual usable revenue might only be NT$1.6 billion, while welfare checks would cost NT$3.2 billion.
In response, Wu Zongxian's campaign office spokesperson, Cheng Hao-wen, stated that the DPP caucus's claims clearly confuse the timeline and are still citing the 'old version of the budget approval table from the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics.' Although the central government increased Yilan's allocated tax revenue by about NT$12.8 billion after the first revision of the Fiscal Distribution Act, it simultaneously reclaimed NT$63.6 billion in national general subsidies, leading to 'increased allocation but greatly reduced subsidies' for Yilan.
Cheng Hao-wen said that with strong local backlash, the opposition party pushed for the subsequent third reading and passage of the 'Second Revision' of the Fiscal Distribution Act, which explicitly stipulates that central government subsidies to local governments shall not be less than the previous year, and planned subsidies shall not be less than the average of the past 10 years, to prevent the central government from playing the 'allocation increase, subsidy decrease' number game again. According to the calculation under the new law, Yilan can stably increase its allocated tax revenue by about NT$12.8 billion. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150420