Municipalities Asks Gov't to Help with Police Budget|增補警力支出大 六都呼籲中央補助
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The six main municipalities in Taiwan all plan to increase the total number of police officers. At the same time, the mayors have asked for additional subsidies from the central government. Tainan City Mayor Huang Wei-cher said that the cost of hiring police officials is a considerable financial burden to a local government. He also said that in the foreseeable future, around 5,000 officers might not have jobs if these six municipalities all refuse to pay the manpower cost. Huang has called on police academies to cut back on recruiting effort. The Ministry of the Interior said that it has already estimated the total need for police officers and will continue to communicate with the heads of the municipalities.
Police officers are necessary to maintain order at protests and large-scale events. The National Police Agency plans to hire 5,000 police officers this year, 400 of whom will serve the Tainan City government. Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-cher considers this a challenge since the additional officers will require an extra NT$ 400 million in budget.
The National Police Agency will dispatch 400 officers to Tainan City. The training and pension for each officer cost about NT$ 1 million, thus 400 officers will add about NT$ 400 million in cost, which is quite a burden for the Tainan City government.
Huang said that if all six municipalities refuse to hire more officers, there could be 5,000 officers without a job. On the other hand, no officer in New Taipei City is set to retire, and there will only be one retiree next year while the city will see an additional 939 new officers between now and next October. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said one must take demography into consideration when making new policies.
The National Police Agency should hold discussions with all police stations (before hiring new officers). We also need to think clearly about the number of police officers we need for maintaining public order and safety.
The Ministry of the Interior said that there won't be any police officer without a job, and that all graduates from police academies will find works in the future. The ministry said that there is some discrepancy between the number of new police officers for hire and their budget, and that it will thoroughly communicate with city officials in order to find out if any adjustment needs to be made.
