Ministry of the Interior statistics showed that since the Lobbying Act’s promulgation 12 years ago, government agencies at all levels have only registered 427 applications, of which 403 have been approved and 24 repealed. The entrance to the Control Yuan in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei TimesNo fines based on the act have ever been issued, the statistics showed. DPP caucus secretary-general Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) said that the main problem with the Lobbying Actstemmed from the government’s lack of effort to enforce it. Amendments that do not address this issue would have no effect, he said, adding that the DPP caucus was willing to discuss any measures to improve the acts.

Source: Taipei Times October 03, 2020 16:07 UTC