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• Abnormal Expenditure of Special Allowance by the Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council:

  • In 2025, the special allowance budget for the Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council was NTD 309,660. By the end of the year, it was entirely used up, with no remaining balance.
  • The spending pattern is questioned: from January to November, the monthly average expenditure was around NTD 10,000, but in December (the last month of the year), it surged to NTD 101,000. This has been accused of being a situation where the budget was deliberately exhausted to avoid a surplus.

• Special Allowance of the Deputy Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council Fully Spent:

  • In 2025, the special allowance budget for the Deputy Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council was NTD 152,100. Similarly, it was fully spent by the end of the year, with no remaining balance, mirroring the Minister's spending pattern.

• Controversy over High-End Banquet during PRC Military Drills:

  • In December 2025, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was conducting military drills encircling Taiwan and the entire nation entered a state of high alert, the Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council utilized his special allowance to host a banquet for senior officials at the Jingqi Hotel in Kaohsiung.
  • The banquet consisted of five tables and cost a total of NTD 73,693.
  • The necessity and timing of the banquet are questioned, with critics arguing that holding a high-end banquet during a period of high national defense alert is inconsistent with public expectations.

• Questions Regarding Meal Expense Details and Pricing:

  • Regarding the NTD 73,693 meal expense, questions were raised about the actual price per table (approximately NTD 14,738), pointing out that this price might differ from the standard pricing of general high-end restaurants.
  • When questioned, Deputy Minister Chang Chung-lung(張忠龍) of the Ocean Affairs Council was unable to immediately provide detailed meal expense breakdowns or explain the pricing method, stating that he was unclear about the relevant questions.

• Demand for Detailed Expenditure Breakdown:

  • A demand was made for the Ocean Affairs Council to provide a detailed expenditure breakdown of the banquet after the meeting to clarify the flow and reasonableness of the funds.
  • It was emphasized that taxpayers' hard-earned money should not be wasted.