Opposition party lawmakers from the Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party ruled to cut the central government's budget across agencies by nearly US$2.9 billion, about 3% of the total 2025 budget, arguing the originally proposed sum is too high. Taiwan's Cabinet warns the cuts will harm the country's development.
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00:00Lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party have jointly ruled to
00:05cut the government's budget by nearly 2.9 billion U.S. dollars.
00:10That's about 3 percent of the total budget for 2025.
00:14The cuts target expenses like international travel and training, as well as costs related
00:19to military equipment and local media outlets.
00:22More cuts are expected to come next week.
00:25Both opposition parties together hold a majority in the legislature, and they say the originally
00:30proposed budget was too high.
00:33But the cabinet warns that the slashes will negatively affect Taiwan's development.