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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Taiwan-US sign deals worth NT$10.69bn
Naval personnel stand in formation at the naval base in Penghu County’s Magong City on Wednesday last week. Photo: Liu Yu-ching, Taipei Times
REMINDER: The National Audit Office said that it warned the Ministry of National Defense to make sure its projects are not behind schedule
By Wu Che-yu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter and staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan has signed three contracts with the US worth NT$10.69 billion （US$329 million） to procure spare parts for its air force and navy, the government said yesterday.
According to a notice on the Government e-Procurement System, the deal to procure “standard” and “nonstandard aviation parts and accessories” and “ship parts and accessories” was signed by the Ministry of National Defense’s Defense Mission to the US and the American Institute in Taiwan （AIT）.
The notice said the contracts are valid from the day they were signed until the second half of 2026.
The equipment included in the purchase would be used by the air force and navy at facilities in Pingtung, Kaohsiung and Tainan, the notice said.
In other news, the National Audit Office’s report for the first half of the year showed that of the ministry’s 238 projects planned for this year, 62 had not received funding and 49 funded projects had not yet reached 90 percent implementation.
According to the office’s report, the ministry projects had a total budget of NT$136.50 billion and could allocate NT$7.33 billion, or 5.38 percent of its budget, to 62 projects.
The 49 projects funded that have not reached a 90 percent completion rate, which include the purchase of new tanks, were given NT$16.45 billion, or 12.06 percent of the year’s total, the report said.
The ministry had six months to act on its budget, and little progress was made on projects waiting for funding and ongoing projects, the agency said.
The agency said it had notified the ministry to make budget plans and review why budget implementation has been behind schedule.
In response, the ministry said it planned to fund its projects in the second half of the year.
The ministry said it had ordered its units to step up oversight and project management to realize a 90 percent completion rate.
Through budget reallocation and project reviews, it aims to reduce the risk of projects falling behind schedule, the ministry said.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
