KMT motions for NT$295m Control Yuan budget cut

By Lin Hsin-han, Lin Che-yuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, and staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative caucus yesterday motioned to slash NT$295.74 million (US$9.13 million) in wages and benefits for Control Yuan members, and the budget for the National Human Rights Committee, due to what it said was the nomination of overtly pro-Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) people as Control Yuan members for the next term.Many Control Yuan members are paid very well, but do little, and the average number of cases per committee member is low, the caucus said.Control Yuan investigations have very little effect, leading to public criticism that it has become a retirement home, it added. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Weng Hsiao-ling speak