Taiwan's budget agency has come out against the opposition's plan to fund military drone purchases in fixed yearly chunks, backing the cabinet's special-budget approach instead.

• The main budget office says weapons payments come in bursts tied to contracts and delivery schedules, so a fixed annual cap would slow deliveries.
• The KMT wants roughly NT$240 billion spread evenly over six years through the normal budget; the cabinet wants one big special budget to buy fast and in bulk.
• Taiwan has room to borrow — debt sits well under the legal ceiling, leaving trillions in unused borrowing capacity.
• Opposition bills would also put the economy ministry in charge and set local-content targets, which the ministry calls hard to enforce.
• Local content already varies widely by drone size, from most small drones to only a minority of large ones.

Outlook: Cross-party talks collapsed, so the competing bills head to a floor vote in the legislature.