Wu denies consulting PRC officials

BOOTLESSNew Premier Wu Den-yih had an awkward exchange in Guanglin Village with typhoon survivors, one of whom criticized Wu for not bringing rain boots

By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Flora Wang / STAFF REPORTERS

KMT caucus whip Lin Yi-shih (林益世) said that he had given the legislature’s consensus to Wu, adding that he hoped the budget proposal would clear the legislative floor by Dec. 31 as required by law.

Meanwhile, the DPP decided not to follow a prior cross-party consensus to deal with a number of bills on the caucuses’ priority lists, but rather to have the new premier field questions from lawmakers.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CNA