Cabinet to restore NT$1.25tn proposal

FULL AMOUNT? With NT$780bn approved by the legislature and NT$210bn slated to fund drones, NT$260bn remains for items such as the president’s ‘T-Dome’ plan By Chung Li-hua / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source The Executive Yuan is to restore its proposed NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.01 billion) special defense budget, which was cut by the opposition, through next year’s central government budget and this year’s supplementary budget, a source said yesterday.The legislature on Friday approved the government’s annual budget for this year after a record delay and shortly before it is expected to receive next year’s spending proposal for review.The Executive Yuan is expected to approve next year’s central government budget on Thursday and simultaneously pass a record supplementary budget of a