Taiwan's central government is slated to hand out close to US$29 billion in subsidies to local governments, a record high. But some local governments say they're being shortchanged.
00:00Subsidies for local governments are set to reach close to 29 billion U.S. dollars in 2026.
00:06That figure marks a close to 90% increase from 2025.
00:10The vast rise in local government subsidies is because of laws passed last year by the opposition-held legislature.
00:17But the new figures are causing controversy as 10 local governments say that the subsidies they're slated to receive don't match up with the new laws.
00:25Premier Zorong Tai says that he will invite local government leaders to hash out the discrepancies,
00:30while Cabinet spokesperson Michelle Lee says that the law is contradictory and needs to be amended.
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