Cabinet says it may seek constitutional interpretation on NT$10,000 handouts
Cabinet says it may seek constitutional interpretation on NT$10,000 handouts
2025-07-31
Thursday was the deadline for the Executive Yuan to request lawmakers to reconsider a special provision to give out NT$10,000 cash handouts. The Cabinet said it would not submit such a request. It will, however, retain the decision to seek a constitutional interpretation on the matter when circumstances allow. As the Constitutional Court is still unable to hear a case, with only eight members, it seems that the power struggle has no end in sight.
The Executive Yuan announces that it will not request the Legislative Yuan to reconsider the special provision, in which the opposition-led legislature added a clause that will give out NT$10,000 cash handouts. That said, the Cabinet is considering another option.
Cho Jung-tai
Premier
Tomorrow, the president will promulgate the special provision as required by law, and it will enter effect. However, we still believe that the version passed by the Legislative Yuan contains constitutional flaws, and as such we must consider seeking a constitutional remedy based on constitutional mechanisms. We shall seek a constitutional interpretation at the appropriate time, in order to prevent further disputes over the constitutional order of separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.
The Executive Yuan says it retains the decision to seek a constitutional interpretation on the cash handouts, since it effectively raises the budget of a bill proposed by the Cabinet. However, it may take a while before the case can open, since there are now not enough justices sitting on the Constitutional Court. The Cabinet also says it will submit a proposal to amend the current, final version of the special provision, and revert it to the original proposal that did not include the cash handouts. As things stand now, it appears that there could be no changes to the new law, and the NT$10,000 cash handouts will have to be rolled out by Oct. 31.
Lo Chih-chiang
Lawmaker (KMT)
Of course it’s regrettable. First of all, this allows tax surplus to be returned to the people. However, Premier Cho keeps insisting on going against Taiwanese public opinion.
Chen Pei-yu
DPP caucus
We respect the Executive Yuan’s decision, whether it’s requesting a revote or to seek a constitutional interpretation. We do hope to stand on the side of public opinion, but if the budget is being proposed in such an illegal way every single time, then there’s no way we can accept it. If a negative precedent is set as a result, then how will the country’s finances be sustainable?
Lawmakers of the ruling DPP urge against the NT$10,000 cash handouts, insisting that the clause that increases expenditures could violate the Constitution, while the opposition insists the original special provisions proposal was a statutory bill and thus falls outside the scope of Article 70 of the Constitution.
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"普發萬元現金"政院拍板不覆議 卓揆:適時提釋憲
2025-07-31
罷免首波罷免失利，"普發現金"議題被視為關鍵影響因素之一，今（31號）是行政院提覆議最後期限，院長卓榮泰院會中拍板，決定不提覆議、但將聲請釋憲，或再提出特別條例的修正案，然而這兩個方案恐怕都有難度。
行政院拍板，七月初立法院通過的國民黨團版本，含普發現金一萬的"特別條例"，確定不提覆議，院長卓榮泰在行政院會中，點出下一步，會怎麼做。
[[行政院長 卓榮泰]]
“明天總統依法會公布生效，但立法院所修正通過的特別條例，行政院仍然堅持認為，它有憲法上得的瑕疵。我們有必要思考，要依照憲法體制，來尋求憲政機制，適當時間要提出釋憲，以杜絕以後在行政立法上，繼續對權力分立的憲政秩序紛爭。”
行政院出招，只是，走釋憲這條路，面對大法官不足十人，無法召開，似乎有難度；另外，政院將依據國內經貿情勢以及產業支持需求，會再提出特別條例的修正案，但還是要看藍白臉色。最終恐怕得依照規定，在10月31前，發放一萬元現金。
[[立委(國) 羅智強]]
“當然表示遺憾，首先第一件事，就是這是還稅於民，卓院長卻一定堅持，要跟台灣人民民意對著幹。”
[[民進黨團書記長 陳培瑜]]
“行政院要提所謂的覆議，或者是釋憲我們都尊重，希望站在跟民意站在一起，可是如果相關的預算使用，每一次都要用這麼不符合法規範的提出，我們真的沒有辦法接受。那如果開了這個惡例，那請問國家財政要如何持續下去？”
民進黨立委反對一萬元現金派發，指增加支出條款可能違反憲法；而在野黨則認為特別條例屬法律案，不屬於憲法第70條的適用範圍。
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