Huang Kuo-chang: If Executive Yuan Wants to Push Special Act for Drones, Convincing Public is Paramount
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed an opposition-proposed military procurement act, excluding drones. People First Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang emphasizes that if the Executive Yuan intends to push a separate special act for drones, convincing the public and the legislature is of utmost importance.
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Title: Huang Kuo-chang: If the Executive Yuan wants to promote a special act for drones, convincing the public is paramount
Central News Agency
(Central News Agency reporter Liu Kuan-ting, Taipei 10th) The Legislative Yuan passed the opposition party's proposed military procurement act on the 8th. Outsiders are concerned whether a separate special act will be pushed for items like drones, which were excluded from the military procurement act. The Executive Yuan has not explicitly commented. People First Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang said today that proposing legislation is inherently the right of the executive branch, but whether the proposal can convince the public and the legislature is the most important thing.
The Legislative Yuan passed the opposition party's proposed military procurement act on the 8th, setting a ceiling of NT$780 billion and excluding commercial purchases and commissioned manufacturing projects. Outsiders are concerned whether a separate special act will be pushed for items like drones, which were excluded from the military procurement act. The Executive Yuan has not explicitly commented, but executive officials emphasized that all aspects, including how future special reports will be planned, will be thoroughly discussed.
The People First Party held a Mother's Day event this morning. Before the event, Huang Kuo-chang stated in an interview that proposing legislation is the right of the executive branch, and whether the proposal can convince the public and the legislature is the most important thing. The defense industry is a very serious matter, and one should not try to make a huge profit from it.
Regarding how the "blue-white" (Kuomintang and People First Party) communicated on this passed military procurement act, Huang Kuo-chang said the process was very smooth. Everyone, based on the stance of strengthening Taiwan's national defense and carefully guarding taxpayers' money, scientifically, practically, and rationally allocated the authorized funds in installments according to the letter of offer's amount. Besides Kuomintang Chairman Cheng Li-wen, Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, and many legislators from both the Kuomintang and People First Party offered opinions. Finally, these were integrated into a common version, forming such a consensus, which he believes is the best version.
However, Huang Kuo-chang also said that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) used a two-faced approach during the process. Initially, they swore to the public that NT$1.25 trillion, not a single penny less, was needed. Yet, privately, they approached the People First Party saying that an additional NT$60 billion on top of NT$800 billion would suffice. He also stated that it wasn't just DPP caucus whip Tsai Chi-chang who conveyed this message; high-level Executive Yuan officials also conveyed the exact same message. He has publicly questioned Premier Cho Jung-tai about this but has not yet received a response.
Huang Kuo-chang pointed out that after the Legislative Yuan finally passed the NT$780 billion special act version after its third reading, the DPP once again launched a new round of extensive domestic propaganda. He wants to sternly warn the government that when facing a serious matter like a special act, every penny is the Taiwanese people's taxpayer money. The legislature performing its oversight duties and safeguarding the people's wallets is precisely what a legislature in a democratic constitutional country should do.
Huang Kuo-chang believes that even former US President Trump, when facing the US-Iraq war, the US Congress originally hoped to propose a special budget of US$200 billion. However, due to congressional oversight and backlash, Trump was willing to reduce the amount and incorporate items that should be part of the general budget into the general budget. If the US can do this, as a democratic country, what fault is there in Taiwan's legislature safeguarding the people's wallets? (Edited by Tsai Su-jung, Su Chih-chung) 1150510
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Title: Huang Kuo-chang: If the Executive Yuan wants to promote a special act for drones, convincing the public is paramount
Central News Agency
(Central News Agency reporter Liu Kuan-ting, Taipei 10th) The Legislative Yuan passed the opposition party's proposed military procurement act on the 8th. Outsiders are concerned whether a separate special act will be pushed for items like drones, which were excluded from the military procurement act. The Executive Yuan has not explicitly commented. People First Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang said today that proposing legislation is inherently the right of the executive branch, but whether the proposal can convince the public and the legislature is the most important thing.
The Legislative Yuan passed the opposition party's proposed military procurement act on the 8th, setting a ceiling of NT$780 billion and excluding commercial purchases and commissioned manufacturing projects. Outsiders are concerned whether a separate special act will be pushed for items like drones, which were excluded from the military procurement act. The Executive Yuan has not explicitly commented, but executive officials emphasized that all aspects, including how future special reports will be planned, will be thoroughly discussed.
The People First Party held a Mother's Day event this morning. Before the event, Huang Kuo-chang stated in an interview that proposing legislation is the right of the executive branch, and whether the proposal can convince the public and the legislature is the most important thing. The defense industry is a very serious matter, and one should not try to make a huge profit from it.
Regarding how the "blue-white" (Kuomintang and People First Party) communicated on this passed military procurement act, Huang Kuo-chang said the process was very smooth. Everyone, based on the stance of strengthening Taiwan's national defense and carefully guarding taxpayers' money, scientifically, practically, and rationally allocated the authorized funds in installments according to the letter of offer's amount. Besides Kuomintang Chairman Cheng Li-wen, Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, and many legislators from both the Kuomintang and People First Party offered opinions. Finally, these were integrated into a common version, forming such a consensus, which he believes is the best version.
However, Huang Kuo-chang also said that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) used a two-faced approach during the process. Initially, they swore to the public that NT$1.25 trillion, not a single penny less, was needed. Yet, privately, they approached the People First Party saying that an additional NT$60 billion on top of NT$800 billion would suffice. He also stated that it wasn't just DPP caucus whip Tsai Chi-chang who conveyed this message; high-level Executive Yuan officials also conveyed the exact same message. He has publicly questioned Premier Cho Jung-tai about this but has not yet received a response.
Huang Kuo-chang pointed out that after the Legislative Yuan finally passed the NT$780 billion special act version after its third reading, the DPP once again launched a new round of extensive domestic propaganda. He wants to sternly warn the government that when facing a serious matter like a special act, every penny is the Taiwanese people's taxpayer money. The legislature performing its oversight duties and safeguarding the people's wallets is precisely what a legislature in a democratic constitutional country should do.
Huang Kuo-chang believes that even former US President Trump, when facing the US-Iraq war, the US Congress originally hoped to propose a special budget of US$200 billion. However, due to congressional oversight and backlash, Trump was willing to reduce the amount and incorporate items that should be part of the general budget into the general budget. If the US can do this, as a democratic country, what fault is there in Taiwan's legislature safeguarding the people's wallets? (Edited by Tsai Su-jung, Su Chih-chung) 1150510
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