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President Lai Ching-te on Friday announced a hike to allowances for the military. Voluntary service allowances will go up to NT$15,000, while some combat units with demanding duties and training will see their allowances go from NT$5,000 to NT$12,000. The KMT has blasted the hikes as being too puny. In response, the DPP and the president called on the KMT to reconsider its budget cuts and freezes to the defense budget. On the last day of the “Mini Han Kuang” exercises, President Lai Ching-te headed to Songshan Airport to meet the 2nd combat team of the Marine Corps 66th Brigade. He gave them a bonus and also shared good news. Lai Ching-te President Officers below the rank of major, as well as non-commissioned officers and soldiers are the main force of Taiwan’s combat units. The allowance for voluntary service will go up from NT$10,000 to NT$15,000. And for troops in Type 1 combat units, where training and duties are extremely demanding, the allowance will be increased from NT$5,000 to NT$12,000. This shows the government’s commitment to taking care of our military personnel. KMT lawmakers have criticized the allowances as being too stingy, adding that they would propose a raise plan of their own. Lai Ching-te President Making adjustments to the compensation for our military is a long-term process that requires rigorous discussion, and it’s not a matter of shouting out unrealistic figures. I hope that the opposition party will reconsider their cuts and freezes to the defense budget and provide the biggest support to our military personnel. Chen Kuan-ting Lawmaker (DPP) The adjustments to the allowances aim to retain and attract personnel to grassroots and combat units. The best way for the opposition to defuse the tensions between government and opposition would be to support President Lai’s initiative to increase military budgets. Amid the KMT’s staunch rejection of anything proposed by the DPP, a lawmaker urged the opposition to not politicize military matters. For more Taiwan news, tune in: Sun to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152 Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53 #台灣新聞 #TaiwanNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan