TRA blasted for large bonus budget amid expected losses

Lo said at the transportation committee meeting of the Legislative Yuan that the TRA is set to suffer an estimated operating loss of NT$9.89 billion in 2010, with its accumulated losses amounting to over NT$80.6 billion as of the end of next year.

Although its operating income is on the decline, Lo continued, the TRA has still appropriated NT$2.4 billion for a variety of bonuses, such as operating bonus, accident-free bonus, Lunar New Year service bonus, safety bonus, and performance bonus, among others.

During the meeting, Lo also cited statistics as indicating that as of the end of August this year, the TRA had as many as 522 housing units (amounting to 5,233 hectare in space) illegally occupied by others, representing an increase of 174 units over a year earlier and leading to a loss of NT$200 million in house rental income.

She urged the TRA to step up tackling the illegal occupation of its dormitory houses.

In response, Fan Chih-wei, director general of the TRA, said that the TRA has systematized the appropriation of a spate of bonuses since 1981, as the basic monthly pay for TRA employees has been comparatively lower than those for other government employees.

Fan continued that the TRA has filed lawsuit against 250 illegal occupants of its housing units, and expects to retrieve some of the units by the end of next year.

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