Opposition Calls for Televised Debates on Stalled 2026 Budget Proposal

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Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang is looking to host three public, televised debates with top Cabinet officials on the stalled 2026 budget proposal. This comes after the Premier said he is willing to debate lawmakers on the proposal, which has been repeatedly blocked in the opposition-led legislature.

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00:00Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties are pushing for debates to break the current

00:05budgetary deadlock, but they remain at odds over the format.

00:28The push for public debates comes after the government's budget proposal for 2026

00:33has been stalled in the opposition-led legislature for months. Opposition lawmakers have repeatedly

00:38blocked the proposal over disagreements about its contents. The premier said on Wednesday

00:43that he is willing to debate lawmakers over the budget.

00:58A cabinet spokesperson said legislative discussions are already broadcast live, so there's no reason to organize debates on other platforms.

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