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KMT Passes NT$30,000 Allowance for Volunteer Troops, DPP Alleges Move Tied to Recalls - Focus Taiwan
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KMT passes NT$30,000 allowance for volunteer troops, DPP alleges move tied to recalls - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, June 10 (CNA) Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers on Tuesday passed an amendment raising volunteer soldiers' monthly allowance to NT$30,000 (US$1,002), an increase of over NT$15,000, along with other benefits, a move the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said was aimed at helping KMT legislators facing possible recalls.
On the 10th, the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the amendment to Article 6 of the Military Personnel Treatment Act proposed by the Kuomintang caucus with a 61-vote majority from the opposition party, adding a new "voluntary service surcharge" and stipulating that the monthly surcharge will be NT$30,000, which will take effect from New Year's Day next year; in addition, it also stipulates that the monthly salary of compulsory servic…
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