Taiwan’s NT$607.6 billion supplementary budget for 2026 is due for committee review Nov. 4–5, putting defense procurement and energy security at the center of lawmakers’ spending debate.
Premier Cho Jung-tai briefed the Legislative Yuan on the plan Nov. 3. The Legislature’s notice schedules a two-day review, while its online bill tracker already lists the measure as referred for review and displays entries dated Oct. 2, 6 and 13.
The Cabinet’s filing proposes NT$607.632 billion in additional expenditure and NT$82.8 billion in additional revenue. It projects a NT$47.554 billion shortfall and NT$208.554 billion in borrowing, including NT$161 billion for debt repayment. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said the revised borrowing plan was NT$208.5 billion, NT$90.7 billion below the NT$299.2 billion in the original 2026 budget. The Cabinet attributed the reduction to higher revenue and other budget adjustments.
The defense allocation totals NT$145.7 billion. A NT$55.9 billion unmanned-systems request covers coastal reconnaissance and attack drones and small one-way unmanned surface vessels. For 2027, the Executive Yuan’s acquisition plan includes more than 40,000 coastal attack drones, more than 600 reconnaissance drones and an initial batch of more than 100 small one-way unmanned surface vessels. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) says the program is intended to shorten procurement timelines and encourage domestic investment in navigation and flight-control technology.
Another NT$13 billion is allocated to seven defense projects, including a midcourse anti-tactical ballistic missile system. The Cabinet says some defense projects were shifted into the supplementary budget after the Legislature approved only part of its proposed NT$1.25 trillion special defense package.
The plan also sets aside NT$233.8 billion to increase CPC Corp., Taiwan’s capital. The Executive Yuan says the funding is intended to strengthen natural-gas supply resilience and ease the state-owned company’s financial burden. Committee review is scheduled for Nov. 4–5.
