Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai has called for a rollback of “irrational” freezes on the 2025 defence budget, warning of a serious impact on the island’s security.
He also accused the opposition of “prioritising partisan interests”.
Taiwan’s opposition-dominated legislature last week approved a total government budget of NT$2.9 trillion (US$88.2 billion) for the year ahead – a record NT$207.5 billion or nearly 7 per cent less than the originally proposed amount.
A coalition of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party also froze a record NT$160.7 billion in government expenditure.
In the defence budget, the coalition cut NT$8.4 billion from the proposed NT$647 billion. They also froze NT$90 billion in military expenses, including NT$74.4 billion in operational costs.
Cho, who belongs to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), said the operational expenses freeze was “absolutely irrational”.
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