# Why Taiwan’s Public Television Keeps Facing Budget Disputes

https://mins.news/en/item/37974

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-31 00:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c4gjd85e03xo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Taiwan’s Public Television Service won approval for this year’s government funding, but lawmakers cut about NT$21.85 million and froze NT$2 billion; TaiwanPlus funding was cut by another NT$2 billion. The report examines delayed board appointments, partisan conflict and an annual funding system that repeatedly raises concerns over financial stability and political interference.