No Consensus on Military Procurement Budget Allocation; KMT to Discuss at Party Caucus Meeting on 5th
In Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, there is disagreement within the Kuomintang (KMT) regarding the budget for the special defense act, and cross-party consultations have not reached a consensus. While the KMT central committee insists on NTD 380 billion + N, some KMT legislators support NTD 800 billion. The KMT caucus will hold a meeting on May 5th to further discuss the matter.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Cheng-chung, Taipei, 2nd) Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu will once again convene cross-party consultations on the draft Special Act for National Defense on the 6th. The Kuomintang (KMT) still has not reached a consensus on the allocated amount internally. Currently, the party's central committee insists on NTD 380 billion + N, but some KMT legislators support NTD 800 billion. The KMT caucus will hold a meeting on the 5th, and further discussions to build consensus are not ruled out.
The joint meeting of the Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee and Finance Committee recently passed the first reading of the draft Special Act for National Defense proposed by the Executive Yuan, the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), and the KMT. However, key articles failed to reach a consensus and were reserved for cross-party consultations. Among them, the Executive Yuan's version allocates a budget of NTD 1.25 trillion, the TPP's version allocates NTD 400 billion, and the KMT's version is NTD 380 billion + N.
Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu once again convened cross-party consultations on the draft Special Act for National Defense on the 27th, addressing key articles including procurement items and allocated amounts, but no concrete consensus was reached among the parties. Han Kuo-yu announced that cross-party consultations would be reconvened at 3 PM on May 6th.
Regarding the allocated amount for the draft Special Act for National Defense, the KMT central committee insists on the NTD 380 billion + N version. It was even reported that before the KMT caucus meeting on the 29th, the party's central committee mobilized relevant individuals to call KMT legislators to lobby. However, there are still many voices within the party hoping to raise the amount to NTD 800 billion.
At noon on the 29th, the KMT caucus held a meeting to discuss the draft Special Act for National Defense. After more than an hour of discussion, the caucus still failed to reach a consensus. KMT Caucus Convener Fu Kun-chi stated in an interview after the meeting that the next Legislative Yuan session is on May 8th, and there is still time for communication. The caucus will conduct the most democratic communication and report to the public as soon as possible after reaching a consensus.
KMT legislators who attended the meeting pointed out that although the party's central committee insisted on NTD 380 billion + N and mobilized lobbying efforts, a majority of KMT legislators at the caucus meeting still supported allocating NTD 800 billion. Some KMT legislators who plan to run for county and city chiefs also stated that passing only NTD 380 billion would be detrimental to their election prospects, so no consensus was reached in the end.
It is understood that the KMT caucus is expected to hold a meeting on the 5th to deliberate on the vote for the consent of the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office. Since Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu will reconvene cross-party consultations on the Special Act for National Defense on the 6th, the KMT caucus does not rule out discussing the draft Special Act for National Defense again at the caucus meeting on the 5th to build consensus.
However, it was reported that Han Kuo-yu supported allocating NTD 800 billion. KMT Vice Chairman Chi Lin-lien made a rare remark at the KMT Central Standing Committee meeting on April 29th, naming Han Kuo-yu and threatening to propose expelling him from the party, which caused a stir within the party. Although the KMT quickly stated that Chi Lin-lien's remarks did not represent the party's central committee, many party members, including former BCC chairman Chao Shao-kang, criticized the KMT central committee, adding variables to party integration. (Edited by Lin Shu-yuan) 1150502
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Cheng-chung, Taipei, 2nd) Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu will once again convene cross-party consultations on the draft Special Act for National Defense on the 6th. The Kuomintang (KMT) still has not reached a consensus on the allocated amount internally. Currently, the party's central committee insists on NTD 380 billion + N, but some KMT legislators support NTD 800 billion. The KMT caucus will hold a meeting on the 5th, and further discussions to build consensus are not ruled out.
The joint meeting of the Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee and Finance Committee recently passed the first reading of the draft Special Act for National Defense proposed by the Executive Yuan, the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), and the KMT. However, key articles failed to reach a consensus and were reserved for cross-party consultations. Among them, the Executive Yuan's version allocates a budget of NTD 1.25 trillion, the TPP's version allocates NTD 400 billion, and the KMT's version is NTD 380 billion + N.
Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu once again convened cross-party consultations on the draft Special Act for National Defense on the 27th, addressing key articles including procurement items and allocated amounts, but no concrete consensus was reached among the parties. Han Kuo-yu announced that cross-party consultations would be reconvened at 3 PM on May 6th.
Regarding the allocated amount for the draft Special Act for National Defense, the KMT central committee insists on the NTD 380 billion + N version. It was even reported that before the KMT caucus meeting on the 29th, the party's central committee mobilized relevant individuals to call KMT legislators to lobby. However, there are still many voices within the party hoping to raise the amount to NTD 800 billion.
At noon on the 29th, the KMT caucus held a meeting to discuss the draft Special Act for National Defense. After more than an hour of discussion, the caucus still failed to reach a consensus. KMT Caucus Convener Fu Kun-chi stated in an interview after the meeting that the next Legislative Yuan session is on May 8th, and there is still time for communication. The caucus will conduct the most democratic communication and report to the public as soon as possible after reaching a consensus.
KMT legislators who attended the meeting pointed out that although the party's central committee insisted on NTD 380 billion + N and mobilized lobbying efforts, a majority of KMT legislators at the caucus meeting still supported allocating NTD 800 billion. Some KMT legislators who plan to run for county and city chiefs also stated that passing only NTD 380 billion would be detrimental to their election prospects, so no consensus was reached in the end.
It is understood that the KMT caucus is expected to hold a meeting on the 5th to deliberate on the vote for the consent of the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office. Since Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu will reconvene cross-party consultations on the Special Act for National Defense on the 6th, the KMT caucus does not rule out discussing the draft Special Act for National Defense again at the caucus meeting on the 5th to build consensus.
However, it was reported that Han Kuo-yu supported allocating NTD 800 billion. KMT Vice Chairman Chi Lin-lien made a rare remark at the KMT Central Standing Committee meeting on April 29th, naming Han Kuo-yu and threatening to propose expelling him from the party, which caused a stir within the party. Although the KMT quickly stated that Chi Lin-lien's remarks did not represent the party's central committee, many party members, including former BCC chairman Chao Shao-kang, criticized the KMT central committee, adding variables to party integration. (Edited by Lin Shu-yuan) 1150502
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