Taiwan's legislators are racing to finish budget proposal negotiations before the current legislative session ends on January 21. The main opposition parties, which together hold a legislative majority, have submitted over 3,000 budget proposals with little time for discussion.
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00:00Taiwan's legislature is under pressure to finalize budget proposals as parties race
00:05to meet the legislative session's deadline.
00:08The main opposition, Kuomintang, together with the Taiwan People's Party, submitted
00:12around 3,000 items, pushing for selective voting on disputed budget issues like national
00:18defense.
00:19Meanwhile, the ruling DPP seeks to limit budget cuts during negotiations.
00:24Legislators reportedly see the situation as critical with little time for discussion.