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自由開講》凍薪若是責任原則,立院也應受檢驗
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自由開講》凍薪若是責任原則,立院也應受檢驗

立法院凍結行政院長卓榮泰九月至十二月薪資,引發預算權界線與責任標準是否應一體適用於立委自身的制度討論。

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立法院凍結行政院長卓榮泰9月至12月薪資並設解凍條件。文章探討預算權界線,並質問若「未完成職責就凍薪」為合理原則,立委自身未依期完成總預算審議是否也應接受同一標準檢驗。

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立法院凍結行政院長卓榮泰九月至十二月薪資,並將完成法律副署與依法編列預算列為解凍條件。今年中央政府總預算案在立法院延宕351天,創下史上審查最久紀錄。

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立法院凍結行政院長卓榮泰九月至十二月薪資,並把完成法律副署、依法編列預算等事項列為解凍條件。這場爭議不只是幾個月薪水,而是更直接的制度問題:如果「沒有完成職責就凍薪」是一項可以普遍適用的責任原則,立法院自己是否也應接受同一標準?

課責閣揆 立委是否同一標準

立法院有審議預算、監督行政的職權,但監督與要求行政首長完成特定行為並非同一件事。若行政院長未副署法律可以成為凍薪理由,那麼立法院未依預算法第五十一條,在會計年度開始一個月前議決總預算,是否也可以用同樣標準檢驗立委薪資?如果不能,理由又是什麼?

預算法第五十二條容許法定預算附加條件或期限,但同時明定,法律所不許者不在此限。這表示預算附帶條件並非沒有界線。當解凍條件直接連到行政院長是否副署法律、如何編列預算,就不能只問立法院有沒有預算權,還要問這些條件是否仍屬預算監督可以處理的範圍。

預算監督 把審議變指揮權

真正需要檢驗的是這套責任邏輯能不能普遍適用。若「沒有完成法定職責,就凍結個人薪資」被認為合理,立法院若未依期完成總預算審議,也應面對同一問題。反之,如果這套標準只能用來要求行政院,卻不適用於立法院自身,就會出現同一責任標準能否一致適用的疑問。

國會可以刪減、凍結預算,也可以透過質詢與其他憲政機制監督行政。但將個人薪資與特定憲政行為直接連結,會把爭點從「預算怎麼用」推向「能否藉預算要求首長怎麼做」。今天是行政院長副署法律,未來同樣邏輯也可能落到其他首長的政策或行政決定。

因此,真正需要回答的不是卓榮泰少領幾個月薪水,而是兩個問題:預算權能否用來要求行政首長完成特定行為;如果「未履行職責就凍薪」真是一項責任原則,立法院是否願意讓同一標準檢驗自己。這兩個問題,才是這場凍薪爭議留下的制度課題。

今年中央政府總預算案,在立法院延宕長達351天,創下史上審查最久紀錄,圖為民進黨立委抗議藍白立委癱瘓國政。

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  • 立法院未來是否會對其他行政首長採取類似薪資凍結手段?
  • 預算審議延宕是否會促成立法院檢討自身責任?

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