Cho Jung-tai: Military procurement plan fragmented, government will take action

(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei, 11th) The Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the special defense act, reducing the budget scale from the Executive Yuan's version of NT$1.25 trillion to NT$780 billion. Premier Cho Jung-tai said today that the overall military procurement plan has been fragmented, and national defense security has been severely impacted. What needs to be remedied are national security and defense needs, and what needs to be restored are the people's confidence and international trust in Taiwan. "The government will definitely take action on this point."

The Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the "Special Act for Safeguarding National Security and Strengthening Asymmetric Combat Capabilities Plan Procurement" on the 8th, which concerns military procurement from the United States. The budget ceiling was reduced from NT$1.25 trillion to NT$780 billion, with the first wave budget ceiling at NT$300 billion and the second wave at NT$480 billion. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said that the US hopes Taiwan's parliament can remedy the situation.

Cho Jung-tai attended the "Fourth International Review Conference on Taiwan's Human Rights Reports under the ICCPR and ICESCR" this morning and was not originally scheduled for an interview. When asked by the media about "White House officials being disappointed that Taiwan only passed part of the defense budget," Cho Jung-tai stopped and told the media that what needs to be remedied are national security and defense needs, not just the budget itself. What needs to be restored are the people's confidence and international trust in Taiwan, and the government will definitely take action on this point.

Cho Jung-tai also said that the Executive Yuan's proposal for the special military procurement act and special budget was an overall plan and a complete set of needs. Being fragmented in this way, national defense security has been severely impacted. "We must cooperate more closely with the international community, and we also hope that political parties across the aisle can recognize the facts." (Editors: Wan Shu-chang) 1150511

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