Legislature passes bill on lawmaker subsidiesStaff writer, with CNAThe legislature late on Friday passed an amendment stipulating that it must annually budget lawmaker subsidies from public funds, including office operating expenses and the salaries and allowances of publicly funded aides. The Legislative Yuan is pictured in Taipei on Friday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei TimesSubsequently, KMT Legislator Niu Hsu-ting (牛煦庭) introduced a separate bill to amend the Organic Act of the Legislative Yuan (立法院組織法). Lawmakers can determine the amount of each aide’s wages, with payments disbursed by the Legislative Yuan on their behalf. Defining aides’ salaries as lawmaker subsidies could create legal ambiguities and shield legislators from liability, they said.

Source: Taipei Times January 31, 2026 17:14 UTC