Legislature votes to review 2.4% of gov't budget

Taiwan's opposition-controlled Legislature continued to block the 2026 central government budget on Friday but voted to decouple NT$71.8 billion (US$2.27 billion), 2.4 percent of the total, for a separate, expedited review of public welfare and infrastructure programs, including the popular TPass commuter initiative.

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