Municipal upgrades need more discussion

There has been much discussion about upgrading counties and cities, such as forming a "greater Hsinchu." President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has convened senior party and government officials to discuss the issue, and a motion has been proposed in the Legislative Yuan for handling amendments to the Local Government Act (地方制度法). Taiwan is divided into three social tiers: The six special municipalities are allocated 62.76 percent of the central government's revenue of more than NT$300 billion (US$10.87 billion), except for special budgets, while 24 percent goes to the 16 counties and provincial cities, and 8.7 percent to the nation's 198 townships…