KMT, TPP again stall special defense budgetBy Fion Khan / Staff writer, with CNAThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), using their combined legislative majority, today again declined to schedule the government’s proposed special defense budget for discussion. The KMT and the TPP deliberately disregard basic legislative procedure, DPP spokeswoman Han Ying (韓瑩) said in a statement. The KMT has refused to acknowledge public support for improving national defense and turned its back on Taiwanese, she said. According to legislative procedure, bills and budget proposals must first pass the Procedure Committee and then be referred to a committee before they can be explained and substantively debated, she said. Apart from the special defense budget, several other amendments were also shelved from the agenda for plenary sessions scheduled from Friday through Tuesday next week.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 09:52 UTC