The government had run a deficit of NT$38.2 billion to issue the vouchers, which is to be offset by a second NT$210 billion special budget proposed by the Executive Yuan, the DGBAS said. The lawmakers said that the Executive Yuan breached financial procedures, and then expects the opposition to stomach its budget proposal. The advance payment for the vouchers was decided to best serve the public interest, he added. The foundation said that the results show that the Democratic Progressive Party needs to propose another special budget to boost the economy. The various digital vouchers that have been issued by government agencies are a way to distract from a gloomy economic outlook, the foundation said.

Source: Taipei Times July 24, 2020 15:56 UTC