President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) bank deposits have decreased by about NT$900,000 (US$28,125) over the past year, according to a special report on the assets of public figures released on Friday.
The Control Yuan reported that the president had NT$246,571 in cash, up from NT$134,246 last May, but that his bank deposits had decreased from NT$66.88 million to NT$65.98 million.
Ma also declared owning marketable securities worth NT$242,286 in the latest report, which also showed the first couple’s newly declared assets of NT$4.91 million in insurance policies and dividends.
The Control Yuan publication on property or assets declared by public functionaries, recently renamed the “Clean Politics Report,” had only been published a few times a year in the past, but will now be issued once a month.
Presidential Office spokesman Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) said Ma’s decreased bank deposits were mainly used to finance living expenses and to make charitable donations.
There were few significant changes in Vice President Vincent Siew’s (蕭萬長) assets, with his securities increasing to NT$3.78 million from NT$2.89 million. Siew’s wife Susan Chu (朱俶賢) also declared NT$9.4 million in life insurance policies.
Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) declared ownership of two plots of land and one house. He declared bank deposits of NT$18.7 million, NT$5.42 million less than in November 2008 when he was a lawmaker. Wu’s wife declared NT$10.99 million in life insurance policies.
Former vice premier Eric Chu (朱立倫), who stepped down as vice premier earlier this month in prepare his bid to run in the Sinbei City special municipality election later this year, declared ownership of NT$25.82 million in bank deposits and NT$60.09 million in securities.
Chu has also put 10 plots of land, two buildings and securities worth NT$2.85 million into a trust, according to the latest Control Yuan report.
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