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Lee Ssu-chuan Calls for Flood Budget Support; Su Chiao-hui Opposes Fu Kun-chi's 'Fiscal Allocation Law' Version

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taipei City Deputy Mayor Lee Ssu-chuan urged support for flood control budgets, while New Taipei City mayoral candidate Su Chiao-hui opposed KMT caucus leader Fu Kun-chi's "Fiscal Allocation Law" version.
  • Su stated that her opposition is to Fu's version, which she claims would halve New Taipei's per capita funding compared to Taipei, and vowed to enhance the city's flood resilience.
  • Lee countered that flood control requires continuous annual improvement, and Su, as a legislator for New Taipei, should advocate for the city's budget needs.

A political dispute has emerged in Taiwan over flood control funding and resource allocation, with New Taipei City mayoral candidate Su Chiao-hui and Taipei City Deputy Mayor Lee Ssu-chuan trading barbs. The debate intensified following recent heavy rains that caused flooding in Taipei.

We oppose KMT Legislative Caucus Leader Fu Kun-chi's version of the 'Fiscal Allocation Law'.

— Su Chiao-huiResponding to Lee Ssu-chuan's call for her to advocate for New Taipei's budget.

Su Chiao-hui, a legislator for New Taipei, explicitly stated her opposition to the version of the "Fiscal Allocation Law" proposed by KMT legislative caucus leader Fu Kun-chi. She argued that Fu's proposal would reduce New Taipei's per capita funding to half that of Taipei. Su also criticized the proposed piecemeal handling of the overall budget as unconstitutional. She pledged that if given the opportunity to serve New Taipei, she would prioritize enhancing the city's overall flood resilience, especially in the face of extreme weather.

Lee Ssu-chuan, who is running for New Taipei mayor, urged Su to advocate for New Taipei's budget needs, emphasizing that flood control is an ongoing process requiring annual refinement. He also addressed criticism regarding his past claims of improving Taipei's drainage capacity, stating that the city aims to increase its hourly rainfall tolerance from 78.8 mm to 88.8 mm, a plan initiated this year.

Flood control is continuous and requires annual improvement.

— Lee Ssu-chuanUrging Su Chiao-hui to help secure budgets for New Taipei.

New Taipei City Councilor Dai Wei-shan criticized Lee's focus on his engineering and flood control record, citing an instance at Bihhu Elementary School where flooding occurred despite rainfall within the claimed improved capacity. Lee maintained his position, asserting that Taipei's drainage improvements are a continuous effort and that the 5-year plan, starting this year, aims for enhanced capacity.

We have truly worked very hard, hoping this city will be better.

— Su Chiao-huiHighlighting her efforts in improving drainage and flood control in her constituency over the past decade.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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