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Pensions to exclude party tenure

The Examination Yuan yesterday declared that retired government officials would not be permitted to combine their work as civil servants and political party workers when they apply for pensions.

But individuals who have already applied on that basis and received their pensions would not be required to return the money, according to an Examination Yuan official.

"This is an optimal resolution because only about 33 people, all Chinese Nationalist Party [KMT] members, will be affected by the new regulation," Examination Yuan Secretary-General Chang Chun-yen (張俊彥) said.

proposed amendment

In the meantime, the Democratic Progressive Party legislative caucus is proposing an amendment to the law to require those who have combined tenure in government and political party work as part of their pension applications to return the additional money.

Examination Yuan President Yao Chia-wen (姚嘉文) said that he would not oppose the initiative.

In 1971, the Examination Yuan introduced a regulation that allowed government officials to combine tenure in government and political party activity in pension applications.

The regulation was terminated in 1987, but those who had become government officials before 1987 were still eligible to combine the periods of service.

unconstitutional

Chang told reporters that Examination Yuan member Chang Cheng-hsiu (張正修) had insisted that the original regulation was unconstitutional, so that all who combined government and party tenure would have to return the additional money.
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