By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporterThe Cabinet yesterday said that management of national parks would remain under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior, instead of passing to a yet-to-be-established “ministry of environment and resources,” as discussions about government restructuring continue. The decision is to be finalized today during the coordination meeting between the Executive Yuan and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus today, Executive Yuan spokesman Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) said. According to an amendment to the Organizational Act of the Executive Yuan (行政院組織法) made in 2010, the 37 government agencies under the Executive Yuan at the time were to be merged into 29 starting in 2012. Following his inauguration, Premier William Lai (賴清德) has taken measures to expedite the restructuring. The Cabinet said it is close to finalizing the restructuring plan, which it is to negotiate with DPP lawmakers before submitting it to the Legislative Yuan for approval.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2018 15:56 UTC