Taiwan's Presidential Office says the opposition KMT's public apology over a slashed discretionary fund is insincere and shifts blame, in a fight that hit orders for mooncake gift boxes made by sheltered workshops for disabled workers.

• Lawmakers cut the Presidential Office's discretionary fund to zero, wiping out planned Mid-Autumn gift box purchases from workshops that employ disabled workers.
• KMT caucus leader Fu Kun-chi bowed in apology and offered to take over the orders the office could no longer pay for.
• The Presidential Office called the apology hollow, saying the orders had already been placed and the damage was explained repeatedly before the cut.
• The KMT also wants the office to triple the fund next year to buy the gift boxes, which the office brushed aside.
• Both sides now head into a new budget session with the same fund back on the table.

Outlook: Expect another round of budget fights when the new spending plan reaches the legislature, with disabled workers' jobs caught in the middle.