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title: "Taiwan's 2027 defence budget, to be unveiled 20 August, will pass the Legislative Yuan without the KMT-led opposition stripping more than 5% of its proposed NT$1.1 trillion total."
description: "The opposition just set this precedent in this year's budget fight, having threatened a 70% cut to drone funding before backing down and ultimately trimming only about 1.6% off the entire NT$2.9869 tr"
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# Taiwan's 2027 defence budget, to be unveiled 20 August, will pass the Legislative Yuan without the KMT-led opposition stripping more than 5% of its proposed NT$1.1 trillion total.

- **Made:** 17 Aug 2026
- **By:** David Lee
- **Outcome:** Unresolved

The opposition just set this precedent in this year's budget fight, having threatened a 70% cut to drone funding before backing down and ultimately trimming only about 1.6% off the entire NT$2.9869 trillion general budget, preferring to squeeze softer targets instead. The pattern will likely repeat given the KMT's continued political exposure to accusations that it is soft on Beijing or obstructing national security.

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