Taiwan government accused of trying to ‘bypass legislature’ amid bitter row
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A dispute over how funds are allocated has triggered a stand-off in which both sides accused the other of undermining the constitution.

The Taiwanese government has sparked fresh controversy by refusing to enforce amendments passed by the opposition-controlled legislature about local government funding. The move risks deepening a political stand-off and has drawn criticism that the island’s leader William Lai Ching-te was “bypassing the legislature when you can’t win”. The dispute centres on revisions to a law about how the central government distributes revenue to local authorities. Observers said the clash had escalated well…

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