nod32 2010-3-3 23:17
President's earning
Presidential spokesman says President Ma earned about 4.5 million NT after <BR>tax from his presidential salary last year. <BR><BR>Luo Zhi-qiang says according the financial statement that Ma filed to the <BR>Control Yuan, Ma and his wife Zho Mei-qing's bank savings in 2009 decreased <BR>by 900 thousand NT. <BR><BR>Luo says it means that Ma spent 5.4 million NT last year, mostly on living <BR>expenses and donations to various charities. <BR><BR>Luo points out that some of the donations were made publicly and some were <BR>done in an anonymous way. <BR><BR>His clarification came after local media reported that Ma spent at least 8 <BR>million NT out of his own pocket in 2009. <BR>