Special Defense Act to be Voted on as Early as 8th; KMT to Discuss Tomorrow at Caucus Meeting
Cross-party caucuses held four rounds of negotiations on the special defense act bill but failed to reach a consensus on procurement items and allocated amounts. Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu announced that the bill would be processed according to regulations. As the bill has passed the one-month negotiation cooling-off period, the KMT caucus will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss whether to process the special defense act bill in tomorrow's Legislative Yuan session. The KMT caucus proposed a NT$380 billion+N version, but some legislators support NT$800 billion.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Cheng-chung, Taipei 7th) Cross-party caucuses held four rounds of negotiations on the special defense act bill, but failed to reach a consensus on articles such as procurement items and allocated amounts. Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu announced that the bill would be processed according to regulations. As the bill has passed the one-month negotiation cooling-off period, the KMT caucus will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss whether to process the special defense act bill in tomorrow's Legislative Yuan session.
The Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee and Finance Committee joint meeting previously passed the Executive Yuan, TPP, and KMT versions of the special defense act bill in preliminary review, but no consensus was reached on key articles, which were reserved for cross-party caucus negotiations. Among them, the Executive Yuan's version allocated a budget of NT$1.25 trillion over 8 years, the TPP's version allocated NT$400 billion, and the KMT's version was NT$380 billion+N.
Regarding the special defense act bill, Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu convened four rounds of cross-party caucus negotiations. The cross-party caucuses reached a consensus on less controversial articles in the bill, such as the title of the act, budget execution regulations, and implementation period, but failed to reach a consensus on key articles such as procurement items and allocated amounts. In response, Han Kuo-yu announced in the cross-party negotiation on the 6th that since the caucuses could not reach a consensus, the bill would be processed according to regulations.
As the special defense act bill has passed the one-month negotiation cooling-off period, and the Legislative Yuan's procedural committee on the 5th, the opposition parties used their numerical advantage to send the agenda draft to the Yuan for processing, without confirming the agenda for the Yuan meeting on the 8th. In addition, the KMT caucus also issued a meeting notice to its legislators, stating that a caucus meeting will be held tomorrow morning, and it is not ruled out that they will discuss whether to process the special defense act bill in this Yuan meeting.
Furthermore, regarding the allocated amount for the special defense act bill, the KMT caucus previously proposed a NT$380 billion+N version, but some KMT legislators supported NT$800 billion, while the party central insisted on NT$380 billion+N.
KMT Chairman Cheng Li-wen stated at the Central Standing Committee meeting on the 6th that the current letters of offer are approximately NT$300 billion, and the party's NT$380 billion+N version, with the '+N' indicating a positive and responsible attitude towards military procurement from the United States.
Cheng Li-wen pointed out that everyone hopes to make '+N' more specific and complete, which she thinks is good, and she will make it more complete to avoid any possible misunderstandings and deliberate misguidance. This '+N' must first be for military procurement from the United States, and then it must have letters of offer and go through budget review procedures.
KMT legislator Lai Shih-bao proposed a compromise plan on the 5th. He stated that after communicating with KMT Vice Chairman Lee Chien-lung, he proposed a compromise plan to retain the party's NT$380 billion+N allocation, but to increase the budget up to NT$800 billion if the US proposes a second wave of military sales letters of offer in the future, which would solve the problem.
The KMT caucus will hold a caucus meeting tomorrow morning, and it is expected that they will also discuss how much money should be allocated for the special defense act bill. In addition, the TPP caucus also has legislators taking turns guarding outside the legislative chamber from this afternoon to ensure that tomorrow's agenda proceeds smoothly. (Edited by Lin Ke-lun, Lin Hsing-meng) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Cheng-chung, Taipei 7th) Cross-party caucuses held four rounds of negotiations on the special defense act bill, but failed to reach a consensus on articles such as procurement items and allocated amounts. Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu announced that the bill would be processed according to regulations. As the bill has passed the one-month negotiation cooling-off period, the KMT caucus will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss whether to process the special defense act bill in tomorrow's Legislative Yuan session.
The Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee and Finance Committee joint meeting previously passed the Executive Yuan, TPP, and KMT versions of the special defense act bill in preliminary review, but no consensus was reached on key articles, which were reserved for cross-party caucus negotiations. Among them, the Executive Yuan's version allocated a budget of NT$1.25 trillion over 8 years, the TPP's version allocated NT$400 billion, and the KMT's version was NT$380 billion+N.
Regarding the special defense act bill, Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu convened four rounds of cross-party caucus negotiations. The cross-party caucuses reached a consensus on less controversial articles in the bill, such as the title of the act, budget execution regulations, and implementation period, but failed to reach a consensus on key articles such as procurement items and allocated amounts. In response, Han Kuo-yu announced in the cross-party negotiation on the 6th that since the caucuses could not reach a consensus, the bill would be processed according to regulations.
As the special defense act bill has passed the one-month negotiation cooling-off period, and the Legislative Yuan's procedural committee on the 5th, the opposition parties used their numerical advantage to send the agenda draft to the Yuan for processing, without confirming the agenda for the Yuan meeting on the 8th. In addition, the KMT caucus also issued a meeting notice to its legislators, stating that a caucus meeting will be held tomorrow morning, and it is not ruled out that they will discuss whether to process the special defense act bill in this Yuan meeting.
Furthermore, regarding the allocated amount for the special defense act bill, the KMT caucus previously proposed a NT$380 billion+N version, but some KMT legislators supported NT$800 billion, while the party central insisted on NT$380 billion+N.
KMT Chairman Cheng Li-wen stated at the Central Standing Committee meeting on the 6th that the current letters of offer are approximately NT$300 billion, and the party's NT$380 billion+N version, with the '+N' indicating a positive and responsible attitude towards military procurement from the United States.
Cheng Li-wen pointed out that everyone hopes to make '+N' more specific and complete, which she thinks is good, and she will make it more complete to avoid any possible misunderstandings and deliberate misguidance. This '+N' must first be for military procurement from the United States, and then it must have letters of offer and go through budget review procedures.
KMT legislator Lai Shih-bao proposed a compromise plan on the 5th. He stated that after communicating with KMT Vice Chairman Lee Chien-lung, he proposed a compromise plan to retain the party's NT$380 billion+N allocation, but to increase the budget up to NT$800 billion if the US proposes a second wave of military sales letters of offer in the future, which would solve the problem.
The KMT caucus will hold a caucus meeting tomorrow morning, and it is expected that they will also discuss how much money should be allocated for the special defense act bill. In addition, the TPP caucus also has legislators taking turns guarding outside the legislative chamber from this afternoon to ensure that tomorrow's agenda proceeds smoothly. (Edited by Lin Ke-lun, Lin Hsing-meng) 1150507
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