The Executive Yuan today approved a relief package for rebuilding after Typhoon Danas and extensive flooding last month, with a budget ceiling of NT$60 billion (US$2 billion).
The entire budget would be funded by borrowing, the Cabinet said.
The Cabinet planned NT$19.1 billion for this year, NT$31.6 billion for next year and NT$9.3 billion for 2027.
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The budget would allow the government to allocate NT$10.1 billion for agriculture facilities, NT$11 billion for electricity systems, NT$11.1 billion for irrigation and NT$8.9 billion for roads and traffic, according to the plan.
The Ministry of Agriculture would supervise NT$20.3 billion of the budgets, which would be used to subsidize local governments for reconstruction projects concerning the agricultural industry.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs would supervise NT$18.7 billion, which would be used to build a disaster-resilient power grid, subsidize local governments for water supply systems reconstruction and provide relevant aid to hard-hit areas.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications would supervise NT$6.9 billion, which would be used for roads and tourist attraction reconstruction.
The Cabinet would be in charge of NT$5 billion, which would cover subsidies for the Council of Indigenous Peoples and local governments for hillside reconstruction in tribal areas, subsidies for the National Communications Commission for rebuilding cable TV systems and a budget for the Public Construction Commission to set up an office that leads reconstruction projects.
The Ministry of the Interior would be in charge of NT$3.8 billion, which would be allocated for the urgent maintenance of public facilities and budgets for the reconstruction of roads and bridges in urban areas.
The Ministry of Environment would be in charge of NT$1.6 billion, which would be used for subsidizing local governments for post-disaster environment restoration projects.
The Ministry of Education would be in charge of NT$400 million for school campus maintenance, while the Ministry of Culture would be in charge of NT$300 million for cultural heritage maintenance.
NT$3 billion would be reserved for unexpected needs, according to the plan.
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