Special Statute for Universal NT$20,000 Cash Handout Advanced Directly to Second Reading: DPP Caucus Fiercely Opposes, Accused of Obstructing Relief

On October 16, 2026 (115th Year of the Republic of China), the Legislative Yuan floor saw a heated showdown over surplus tax revenue and economic dividends. Utilizing their majority, the Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party caucuses successfully voted to advance the 'Special Statute for Sharing Economic Achievements through a Universal NT$20,000 Cash Handout' directly to a second reading, aiming to distribute NT$20,000 to all citizens before the Lunar New Year to alleviate severe inflationary strain. However, Democratic Progressive Party legislative whip Wu Szu-yao led ruling party lawmakers in staging a fierce protest in the chamber, slamming the opposition's fast-tracking as an unconstitutional election stunt bypassing committee scrutiny and insisting on the Executive Yuan's stingy NT$10,000 proposal. Opposition lawmakers fiercely retorted that the DPP had accumulated hundreds of billions in tax surpluses only to squander funds propping up insolvent energy conglomerates, yet ruthlessly fought against returning surplus revenue to struggling taxpayers, highlighting the regime's profound indifference to public livelihood.