KMT, TPP again block special defense, central government budgetsBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, CNAThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) today once again used their majority to block the Executive Yuan’s NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.49 billion) special defense budget and central government budget from proceeding through the legislative process. The Executive Yuan on Nov. 27 last year approved a NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget to strengthen Taiwan’s defense and asymmetric warfare capabilities and subsequently submitted it to the Legislative Yuan for deliberation. Members of the legislature’s Procedure Committee today vote not to place the special defense budget and fiscal planning bill on the agenda for Friday’s Legislative Yuan plenary session. The KMT and TPP hope that the Legislative Yuan on Friday will consider funding for new projects and urgent livelihood-related budgets, Lo said. The entire government budget has been sitting with the legislature since August, and now the special defense budget is not even being reviewed, Shen added.

Source: Taipei Times January 13, 2026 09:03 UTC