Pensioners' group says sudden cut to holiday bonus was 'retaliation'TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A public pension advocacy group has called the government's move to end holiday bonuses for most retired civil servants and public school teachers "vengeful" and "vicious." The advocacy group had previously help organize a massive demonstration held on Armed Forces Day (Sept. 3), criticizing the Tsai administration's pension reform plan. US$952 million), saying it showed the government viewed public pension holders as "small shrimp." Effective 2017, holiday bonuses given to retired teachers and civil servants on the Lunar New Year, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, amounting to an estimated NT$1.16 billion (approx. Meanwhile, ruling party legislator Tuan Yi-kang (段宜康) blasted Pension Reform Committee members Deputy Defense Minister Lee Hsi-min (李喜明) and Veterans Affairs Commission Chairman Lee Shying-jow (李翔宙) for "obstructing" pension reform.

Source: The China Post September 09, 2016 18:00 UTC