Taiwan's cabinet will lay out its plan for military, police, and civil servant benefits by mid-October, a partial win for uniformed workers but short of what lawmakers wrote into law.

• Premier Cho Jung-tai said retirement benefits for police have already improved, with 35 years of service now worth a 69% replacement rate.
• Lawmakers had passed a bigger increase — up to 78% at 35 years — but the cabinet froze the money over concerns the law is unconstitutional.
• The constitutional court has not ruled yet; if it upholds the law, the government says it will fund it and backdate the payments to this year.
• Soldiers are getting a 4% raise next year on top of earlier increases, plus higher combat, cyber-warfare, and drone-unit allowances.
• Police and firefighters got bigger duty and hazard pay this year, covering 81,000 people at a cost of billions of Taiwan dollars a year.

Outlook: The cabinet's package lands by October 15, but the real decision rests with the constitutional court ruling still pending.