Opposition lawmakers in Taiwan are criticizing the Cabinet's decision to return this year's budget to the legislature for a revote. The budget was approved with opposition support but the Cabinet says government departments will be unable to function without more funding.
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00:00Lawmakers are still fighting the Cabinet over the slashed budget weeks after it had passed
00:05in the legislature.
00:07Legislators took turns questioning Premier Zhou Rongcai over the decision to send the
00:10budget back for a revote.
00:13It had already received lawmaker approval with the combined support of the opposition
00:17parties, slashing a record 6.6 percent from the original proposal by the government and
00:23imposing major freezes on funding.
00:26The budget is expected to pass the revote with no changes.