‘UNFAIR’:The use of NT$1 billion of subsidies that was earmarked for the education of retired civil servants’ children is a ‘violation of social justice,’ a government report said
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 17, 2016
By: Cheng Hung-ta and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
There is no legal basis for retired government employees collecting subsidies for their children’s education, a government report said.
The report by the Legislative Yuan’s Budget Center said that retired civil servants have been collecting child education subsidies that add up to more than NT$1 billion (US$31.6 million) annually, or 80 percent of the total payouts for the subsidy.
The payouts reached NT$1.41 billion last year, the report said.
It said that the use of the subsidies by retirees has “no legal basis,” adding that the situation should be rectified. [FULL STORY]