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Taiwan has been increasing defence spending in response to growing military pressure from China. In May, opposition lawmakers reduced a proposed eight-year NT$1.25 trillion special defence package by NT$470 billion, prompting the government to seek supplementary funding to maintain planned upgrades.
Taiwan’s cabinet approved a supplementary defence budget of NT$145.7 billion (US$4.6 billion) on Thursday, pushing the island’s total defence-related spending for this year above NT$1 trillion for the first time.
The additional funding is expected to raise this year’s overall defence spending from 3.32 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to about 3.83 per cent, the highest level in decades.
The supplementary budget, which still requires legislative approval, is aimed at plugging gaps left after opposition lawmakers cut NT$470 billion in May from an eight-year NT$1.25 trillion special defence package proposed by the government.
Two classified programmes would account for NT$64.5 billion.
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