Keelung's mayor says the city is losing money despite a bigger slice of the shared tax pot — bad news for local spending, and a fresh flashpoint in Taiwan's fight over how central government splits its cash with cities.

• Keelung's share of the central tax pool went up for next year, but its total income still fell.
• The city says it has come up short by NT$14 billion over two years, because other grants were cut as the tax share rose.
• Next year's income is around NT$25 billion, but a big chunk is already locked into building the city's new metro line, whose cost jumps sharply next year.
• Mayor Hsieh Kuo-liang calls it unfair and wants the central government to honor the spirit of the revised revenue-sharing law.
• The complaint lands as Taipei keeps passing special budgets and cash handouts worth hundreds of billions.

Outlook: Expect Keelung to keep pressing the Executive Yuan for more money, with the revenue-sharing law likely to stay a political fight into next year's budget season.