A Taipei restaurant in the deep-blue Da'an district has publicly banned KMT lawmaker Weng Hsiao-ling, a sign that anger over her budget-cutting proposals is spilling into everyday business life.

• Weng proposed cutting and freezing the Presidential Office's discretionary fund, which wiped out mid-autumn gift box orders for sheltered workshops that employ disabled workers.
• The shop's owner printed a "Weng Hsiao-ling not allowed in, dogs and cats welcome" sticker and put it on the front door.
• The bigger grievance is defence: cutting the military budget is seen as weakening Taiwan against China.
• Customers are picking up protest posters from the shop in support of DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen.
• The owner lives in a building known for pro-KMT neighbours and is displaying pro-Lai Ching-te decorations anyway.

Outlook: Expect the fight over defence and government spending to keep bleeding into Taipei's mayoral race, with consumer boycotts becoming a political weapon on both sides.