DONATIONS: The central government did not give NT$20 billion to Tainan after an earthquake in 2016 and the city raised the money through its own means, William Lai said
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 12, 2018
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
The Cabinet has sent more than NT$929 million (US$31.74 million) to the Hualien
Premier William Lai, third left, accompanied by Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi, second left, greets rescue workers at the site of the eathquake-damaged Yun Men Tsui Ti building in Hualien yesterday. Photo: CNA
County Government to be used in disaster relief and restoration work in the wake of a deadly earthquake that struck the county on Feb. 6, Premier William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday during a visit to Hualien.
The Cabinet said that NT$300 million came from central tax revenue, NT$500 million from a special fund for the county government and NT$129 million from a fund for local administrative units of the county government.
Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) said that former premier Simon Chang’s (張善政) government sent NT$20 billion to the Tainan City Government following a major earthquake in 2016 that killed 116 people, while the city government also received NT$4.3 billion in donations. [FULL STORY]