Special budget passed; NT$10,000 cash handout expected in early November

A NT$550 billion (US$17.92 billion) special budget bill aimed at strengthening economic, social and national security resilience that includes funding for a proposed NT$10,000 cash handout, cleared the Legislative Yuan on Friday.

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