Smelly foreign candles used up half of Taipower’s committee budget!
Another fine piece of corruption perfectly normal business arrangement that just happens to involve a business run by a politicians daughter (and don’t forget to mention her foreign husband multiple times).
Johansson claimed that he had never actively contacted Taiwan’s government agencies and state-owned enterprises for procurement. He emphasized that the online platform is open to everyone and anyone who likes the company’s products can purchase them through its site
Who is going to believe Taipower just wanted to buy 16million worth of stupid scented candles?
Haven’t you ever heard of candlepower? 
But they smell nice
On the official Vana Living Facebook page Johansson on Sunday responded to the controversy by saying that he was very sad and puzzled by the report. He said that he does not understand Taiwan’s political environment and is not clear on whether Taiwan’s business culture has some complicated taboos.
Did he understand what his father-in-law did for a living?
That excuse is pretty insulting. How dumb does he think Taiwanese people are?
And I don’t believe they can get away with this in Sweden. They’re pretty strict on corruption if I’m not mistaken.
There are lots of situations where playing the dumb foreigner can work…I don’t think this is one of them.
This story would be so much better if their company made dildos.
“What did you plan to do with $16,000,000NT worth of dildos?”
Distribute them on special occasions, of course.
Taken right out of the Taiwanese “It was a misunderstanding” face-saving playbook. Well played, sir.
It’s a bit of a minefield that one, eh
The price per package was NT$585, and after including packaging, freight, tax, and batteries, the total price purchase price came out to about NT$15.85 million.
Hold on a second. You’re telling me Earthlings are so primitive, they haven’t even figured out how to make a candle run without batteries?
office parties.
I mean, I like scented candles as much as the next guy and $585 is not a huge amount for a high-end candle, battery operated and everything, but the vendor claim that “the online platform is open to everyone and anyone who likes the company’s products can purchase them through its site” doesn’t seem to jibe with the committee claim that “the purchase contract was signed for a price that is about 3.5 percent lower than the market price.”
“The price per package was NT$585, and after including packaging, freight, tax, and batteries, the total price purchase price came out to about NT$15.85 million. Thus, the committee spent over half of its remaining budget on the scented candles.”
Batteries? I had scented candles, they just had a flame, no need for batteries. Oh, it’s Swedish ‘green’ thing, No CO2 emissions, but wait … the batteries might be a hazard. Probably ‘Made In China’, bad, bad, bad.
Such bullshit.
Like that ‘wolf’ singer Canadian guy who married into that dodgy political family in Miaoli.
Stealing from poor kids in Miaoli. Puke.
If he was buying influence that would be one thing. I doubt he will get into trouble in Sweden as there’s no direct link…
Sure resigned due to another scandal regarding his nephew this week!
I guess the ‘Gwyneth Paltrow’ scented candle was not in the running.
