Taiwan's opposition KMT is trying to repair damage from its own budget cuts, but critics say the gesture does not undo the harm to sheltered workshops that employ disabled workers.

• KMT lawmaker Weng Hsiao-ling pushed to cut the Presidential Office's discretionary fund, forcing the office to cancel its order of 15,000 Mid-Autumn gift boxes from sheltered workshops.
• KMT chair Cheng Li-wun stepped in to buy all 15,000 boxes herself, saying she would pay out of her own pocket rather than use party money.
• Political scientist Yeh Yao-yuan said it makes no difference whose money it is — the party still broke a charity program through its own budget cuts.
• The boxes, made by workshops that employ disabled people, were handed out to media and low-income families.
• Critics say the move will not fix the KMT's image heading into this year's midterm elections.

Outlook: The fight over the cut Presidential Office budget looks set to become a campaign issue in Taiwan's midterms.