Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-12-10

A lawmaker from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has a majority in Taiwan’s legislature, says there may not be enough time in the current legislative session to deal with air pollution. The current session concludes at the end of the year.

Poor air quality earlier this month prompted Premier William Lai to call for new policies to deal with air pollution. He will broach the topic in a Cabinet-legislative coordination meeting on Monday. A proposed measure would involve giving local governments NT$560 million (nearly US$19 million) to improve air quality. That money would come from a fund created by an air pollution fee levied on purchases of oil.    [FULL  STORY]