Reported about 1 year ago
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai is dissatisfied with the Kuomintang version of the revised fiscal revenue and expenditure allocation law favoring Taipei, expressing his intention in the party's internal parliamentary reform speech to have President Lai Ching-te move the capital to Kaohsiung, stirring emotions among southern residents. Chen's remarks have once again disrupted the status quo and increased his political influence in the south, but whether this can truly advance the fight for substantial regional balance remains to be seen. The Kuomintang's version of the fiscal planning law increases the centralized allocation fund by 3% for Taipei, while the fund for the southern and second-tier cities ranks near the bottom. Chen's repeated cries of unfairness have provoked long-standing grievances of being neglected in the south, with endorsements from Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-cher and several green camp legislators in Kaohsiung. The issue of relocating the capital has always been stuck in the realm of political discussions without real progress, accentuating the imbalance of favoring the north over the south. However, the prospect of a capital relocation to southern cities seems more like an unattainable dream for southern people than a realistic change, making it questionable how much Chen's anger can affect the situation.
Source: YAHOO