Legislators lose subsidies while retired civil servants could end up keeping year-end bonus

A bill cutting NT$860,000 in subsidies from each legislator has cleared the legislature. But Premier Sean Chen seems to be backtracking on a pledge to cancel year-end bonuses for retired civil servants. Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng announced that all 113 legislators would see NT$860,000 cut from their personal budgets, effectively ending nine controversial subsidies. However, the Ma admini ...