TEIPEI, TAIWAN — Taiwan's premier said on Monday the government faced a crisis in day-to-day operations, including national security, because of large cuts to this year's budget proposed by opposition parties, who have cited a need to cut waste.
Although Lai Ching-te won the presidential election last year, his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost its majority in parliament, giving the opposition the most seats and legislative control that in…

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Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament on Tuesday (Jan 21) approved cuts to this year's budget that President Lai Ching-te's party says will hamper its ability to govern and harm the island's security.

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Taiwanese actress Lin Yuxuan was once one of the top ten contestants of "Super Star Avenue 3". After her debut, she switched to the film and television industry. Recently, opposition legislators proposed to cut the NT$2.3 billion budget of Public Television Service, and under public pressure, the budget was cut by 1%. Recently, she forwarded the comments of director Yang Lizhou and others on social media, and was criticized by some netizens. How…

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Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai urged opposition parties on Monday to withdraw their proposed budget cuts, citing their detrimental impact on national security and essential governmental functions.
Taiwan’s Cabinet previously approved a budget proposal for the fiscal year 2025, which included NT$3.13 trillion ($95.5 billion) in expenditure and a projected revenue of NT$3.15 trillion ($96 billion), which will lead to a surplus of NT$20.9 billion $…

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TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition-led legislature on Tuesday passed a government budget after axing or freezing significant portions of the cabinet's prop

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Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Taiwan's government and the opposition-controlled Legislature continued to battle Monday over planned cuts to the Cabinet's 2025 budget proposal, ahead of an expected final vote on Tuesday.

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