The central government's NT$2.71 trillion (US$90.01 billion) general budget plan for fiscal 2023 was presented by Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) to lawmakers on Tuesday, with proposed spending on national defense increasing by 12.9 percent from the previous budget to NT$415.1 billion.
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