Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai is calling the record spending cuts approved by the opposition-controlled legislature "suicidal," warning they may force some government agencies to trim or even terminate services.
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00:00Taiwan's premier had strong words for the record spending cuts
00:04approved by the opposition-controlled legislature, calling them suicidal.
00:23Taiwan's opposition coalition voted to cut around 6 billion U.S. dollars from the
00:28government's 2025 budget, including nearly 2 billion from defense.
00:32They argue that the cut is necessary to eliminate wasteful spending.
00:36But the premier says the cuts may mean that some agencies
00:39could be forced to cut back or even terminate services.