Fiscal policy has become a campaign issue in the Taipei mayoral race, with Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Po-yang hitting back at Chiang Wan-an's call for the central government to distribute cash to all citizens and raising questions about the city government's own spending.

• Chiang Wan-an has called on the central government to hand out NT$20,000 per person, while saying Taipei is not in a position to top up the amount itself.
• Shen Po-yang argued that the current package of more than NT$230 billion can be distributed without borrowing, but raising the figure to NT$20,000 or NT$30,000 would likely require taking on debt.
• He argued that, following Lai Ching-te's proposal of "AI dividends shared by all," the benefits brought by Nvidia's decision to set up in the city should also be shared with Taipei residents.
• If the city says it lacks the money, he said, that amounts to admitting its finances have been unhealthy in recent years — and then how does it explain a sunshade costing more than NT$7 million, the unresolved school lunch issue, and spending money to cut down trees.

Outlook: Disputes over finances and municipal spending are set to become the central line of attack in the Taipei mayoral race.