Government Watchdog Takes Budget Cuts to Constitutional Court

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The Control Yuan, Taiwan's government watchdog agency, is filing for a constitutional ruling on the substantial budget cuts passed by lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party.

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00:00Taiwan's government watchdog is taking the legislature's budget cuts to the country's

00:04top court. The control yuan, one of Taiwan's five government branches, says a 96 percent cut to

00:11operational expenses left it with just over 300,000 U.S. dollars for the year. It says this

00:17has affected its ability to carry out its duties. The cut was passed by the main opposition,

00:22Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party, which together hold a majority in the legislature.

00:27They accuse the control yuan of caving to pressure by the ruling Democratic Progressive

00:31Party. The constitutional court will now review whether the funding

00:34cuts still allow the branch to operate effectively.

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