From left, Tunghai University political science professor Qiu Shiyi, Taiwan Spirituality Association CEO Lai Rongwei and National Taiwan Normal University political science professor Fan Shiping attended a press conference held in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Liu Xinde, Taipei Times
Gnostic Association: Among those who are dissatisfied with the Legislative Yuan, 36.1% say the budget review process is slow and inefficient
By Hui Yongqing and Jonathan Chin/Staff reporters, additional staff writers
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The public's strong dissatisfaction with the ruling party-controlled Legislative Yuan is a slap in the face to the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), the Taiwan Spiritual Intelligence Association pointed out at a press conference in Taipei yesterday, citing poll results.
The poll targeted Taiwanese people aged 20 and above. The survey period was from September 10 to Tuesday last week. The results showed that 63.4% of the respondents were dissatisfied with the Legislative Yuan, while 34.8% expressed approval of the institution.
When respondents rated the performance of the Legislative Yuan, 5.9% said they strongly agreed, 28.9% said they somewhat agreed, 29.4% said they were somewhat dissatisfied, 34% said they were strongly dissatisfied, and 1.8% said they had no opinion.
Polls show that among those who are dissatisfied with the Legislative Yuan, 41.9% say they are dissatisfied because parties obstruct government affairs, and 40.5% say they are dissatisfied because political parties put their own interests ahead of national interests.
In addition, among those who are dissatisfied with the Legislative Yuan, 36.1% said the budget review process is slow and inefficient, 25.3% said legislators have failed to solve problems affecting the livelihoods of ordinary Taiwanese people, and 22.5% said important laws have not been passed.
People overwhelmingly support the Cabinet's plan to increase the defense budget to 3% of GDP, with 68% supporting the proposal, the Taiwan Gnostic Association said, adding that 39.4% highly supported the measure and 29.4% expressed some support.
The association said that 30.4% disapproved of increasing the defense budget - 17.4% said they somewhat disapproved, 13% said they strongly disapproved, and 0.8% said they had no opinion.
By political affiliation, 94% of supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party, 58% of independents, 48% of supporters of the Kuomintang and 39% of supporters of the Taiwan People's Party favor increasing the defense budget, the association said.
The association said 57.7% of people opposed the Kuomintang-backed motion to cut the presidential palace's special budget, while 40.7% supported the motion. Among those who opposed the motion, 26.3% expressed strong disapproval and 31.4% expressed somewhat disapproval.
The poll showed that 79.8% of people support the NT$10,000 cash payment plan as part of the following year's annual budget, with 34.1% saying they strongly approve of the measure, 45.7% saying they somewhat agree, and 19.9% saying they disapprove of the cash payment - 14% saying they somewhat disapprove and 5.9% saying they strongly disapprove.
More than 75% of supporters of all political parties agreed with the cash handout proposal, making it the most widely supported policy proposal in the survey.
The poll was conducted by InvosData and obtained 1,200 valid samples. At a 95% confidence level, the margin of error was 2.83 percentage points.
News source: TAIPEI TIMES
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