Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature wiped out the presidential office's discretionary fund, cancelling thousands of Mid-Autumn gift box orders and hurting disabled workers.

• The KMT and TPP cut all NT$30 million of the fund, killing 15,000 gift box orders across 37 sheltered workshops nationwide.
• Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Meng-an is holding a press conference with more than 10 affected welfare groups to push back.
• The office buys those products under a law requiring government agencies to give priority to disabled-employment workshops.
• The fund had never been cut in 11 years under Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen, or Lai — now it has been slashed two years running.
• The real target is next year's central government budget, heading to the legislature soon.

Outlook: Expect a louder fight over the coming budget review, with welfare spending used as the pressure point on both sides.