TAIPEI -Lawmakers in Taiwan jostled, unfurled banners and shouted at each other on Tuesday in a dispute about efforts to widen parliament oversight pushed by the. -May 21, 2024 at 03:47 am EDT
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Lawmakers across party lines are proposing amendments to relax regulations on how city councilors use public funds to hire assistants, in an effort to prevent local council members from corruption and fund misappropriation that leads to self-benefit.
The Regulations on Allowances for Elected Representatives and Subsidies for Village Heads and Wardens (地方民意代表費用支給及村里長事務補助費補助條例) states that city councilors in the six special municipalities can each appoint six to eight assistants, with publicly funded salaries of up to NT$240,000 per month per councilor, and each assistant’s wage capped at NT$80,000.
City and county councilors outside the six special municipalities can appoint two to four assistants