Still, DPP officials contend that they are just trying to do what they think is right for their constituents.
"He doesn't care much about city affairs although he keeps saying that he does," said DPP City Councilman Yeh Hsin-yi (
Concerning the tax dispute, Yeh said Ma could have made the effort to find the NT$400 million that the Cabinet's policy change left Taipei short.
"Why didn't he cut down the city government's expenses and make the effort to find other financial sources, instead of relying solely on the subsidy of the central government?" Yeh said.
Yeh also dismissed the idea that President Chen had personally ordered the attacks against Ma.
"When he was elected as president a year ago, he told us to do our job by overseeing the performance of the city government fairly and reasonably," the city councilor said. "That's what we've been doing and that's what we'll keep doing in the future."
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