Lai Shih-pao

Lai Shih-pao is a Taiwanese legislator representing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), known for his outspoken criticism of the current government policies regarding local subsidies. Recently, he has been vocal in opposing the Executive Yuan's new 'application-based' system for allocating subsidies, claiming it undermines local governments' financial independence and forces them to rely excessively on central government approval.