00:00Taiwan's main opposition party is criticizing the government for not including pay raises
00:04for military personnel in next year's defense budget.
00:08The Kuomintang says this could hurt the military's efforts to recruit and retain personnel in
00:13the face of growing threats from China.
00:15However, it emphasizes it supports boosting the defense budget and purchasing more advanced
00:20weapons.
00:21It comes after the Cabinet announced next year's defense budget would increase to US$31 billion.
00:27It marks the first time since 2009 that Taiwan's military spending would exceed 3% of GDP.
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