KMT offers legal assistance to challenge pension cutStaff writer, with CNAThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday promised to provide legal assistance to retired police officers and firefighters affected by the government’s refusal to budget pension increases mandated by a bill passed by the legislature and signed by President William Lai (賴清德). Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wu Tsung-hsien, center, speaks at a news confernce at party headquarters in Taipei yesterday. Lawyers who regularly work with the party are willing to represent affected retirees and the party would cover any legal fees, he said. The KMT would also file a lawsuit demanding that the Cabinet allocate funding for the pension increases, he added. In September last year, a coalition of retired police officers’ associations filed a lawsuit against Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰), accusing him of malfeasance over the Cabinet’s refusal to earmark funds for the pension increases.

Source: Taipei Times January 09, 2026 17:45 UTC