# Taiwan passes defence budget after record delay, retains drone funding

https://mins.news/en/item/22756

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-15 04:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/15/taiwan-passes-defence-budget-after-record-delay-retains-drone-funding?traffic_source=rss

> Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament approved the $93bn annual budget after a record 266-day deadlock, preserving funding for a government drone programme central to the island’s defence plans. The vote followed cuts to several spending areas amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

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