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Legislative session extended until 21 January 2025
21 November, 2024
Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu says the current legislative session will be extended until 21 January to allow for the passing of a delayed budget bill and other contested legislation.
The move comes as the KMT and the Taiwan People's Party are continuing to block the cabinet's NT$3.33 trillion general 2025 budget proposal.
Lawmakers from the two opposition parties are arguing that the budget failed to include funding for changes made by the Legislature earlier this year, and are demanding the Cabinet revise and resubmit the plan. The DPP agreed to cede to the opposition parties' demands on 7 November, following a meeting between cabinet officials led by Premier Cho Jung-tai and KMT and TPP legislative caucus heads.
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