Cabinet to mobilize NT$71.8bn amid budget gridlock, sources sayBy Chung Li-hua, Lin Che-yuan and Sam Garcia / Staff reporters, with staff writerThe Executive Yuan plans to instruct ministries to mobilize the NT$71.8 billion (US$2.25 billion) limited budget approved by the Legislative Yuan for advanced spending while opposition lawmakers continue to block the central government’s general budget, sources said. Premier Cho Jung-tai speaks to reporters outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei today. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei TimesHigh-level executive officials plan to allow ministries to mobilize funds in advance, people familiar with the matter said. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics has submitted administrative documents to the Executive Yuan for approval, they said. Cho today said that the legality of a budget that has not passed a third reading is highly questionable.

Source: Taipei Times March 17, 2026 06:44 UTC