Taipei Times
Date: Jun 02, 2015
By: Chung Li-hua / Staff reporter, with CNA
The Control Yuan yesterday released its review of the political donations received by
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je yesterday gestures during a question-and-answer session in a meeting of the Taipei City Council. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times
mayoral candidates in the six special municipalities in the elections in November last year, and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) received the most donations — NT$139.8 million (US$4.52 million), beating his Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) rival Sean Lien (連勝文) by NT$30 million.
The Control Yuan report showed that independent Ko received more than NT$115 million from members of the public, NT$14 million from anonymous donors and NT$8.6 million from private companies.
Lien received about NT$112 million in donations, of which NT$58.8 million came from the private sector, NT$25 million from political parties and NT$27.9 million from the public, the report showed.
According to accounts submitted by his campaign office, Ko spent most of his money on advertising, about NT$64.9 million, followed by NT$33.3 million in salary payments to campaign staff. [FULL STORY]
