明年國防預算 仍不及ＧＤＰ2％

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(1) 羅添斌, 明年國防預算 仍不及ＧＤＰ2％. Liberty Times, July 16, 2018 (print).
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1216938

Note:
(a) "針對明 [中華民國一百零八年度, or 2019] 年度中央政府總預算案 * * * 國防部希望明年度國防預算的規模，能較今年度的三二七八億元增加約三、四百億元，達到約三千六百億元，讓國防預算占國內生產毛額（ＧＤＰ）的比例回到二％以上" but the Tsai administration says it can not be done.
(b) "今 [中華民國一百零七] 年度國防預算規模僅占ＧＤＰ一．八四％，國防預算額度中有將近一半是用在人員維持費上 * * * 事實上，蔡總統在二○一六年總統大選時的競選政見之一，是要讓年度國防預算達到ＧＤＰ的三％，但國防部最新向立院提出的報告顯示，近十年國防部主管歲出法定預算占ＧＤＰ比重，自二○○八年的二．五四％，逐年下降，二○一七年及二○一八年所占比例更是連二％都不到，這兩年度的國防預算僅占ＧＤＰ的一．八四％"
(c) 財政年度  fiscal year
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/財政年度
(又稱會計年度 pin Chinese] ; 美國聯邦政府2010年財政年度（Oct 1, 2009-Sept 30, 2010); 中華人民共和國, 中華民國, France, Germany and Russia (Jan 1-Dec 31; ie, calendar year), Hong Kong, Japan and United Kingdom (April 1-Mar 31 of the following year) )
(d) The Tsai administration is responsible for 民國一百零七 and 一零八年度 中央政府總預算. whereas the Ma administration, for 民國一百零六 年度.

(2) 鍾麗華, 總統會莫健 允國防支出年增2％. Liberty Times, Ocr 31, 2017 (print).
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/paper/1147902

Note: 莫健 James F Moriarty is chairman of American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) based in Virginia outside Washington DC.

(3) 邱燕玲 and 楊淳卉, 蔡重批：過去的政府太怠惰了. Liberty Times, July 16, 2018 (print).
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/paper/1216966

(4)
(a) 台灣民意基金會民調》蔡英文聲望欲振乏力賴神不再是寵兒. 風傳媒, Jul 14, 2018 (online).
(b) 张永泰, 台民调：49.6%民众自认中间选民，远高于两大党支持率. VOA Chinese, July 15, 2018 (online)
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voa ... cation/4483420.html
("台湾民意基金会星期天(15号)公布的最新调查指出，台湾人的政党认同倾向，民进党是25.2%，国民党是20.7%，中性或独立选民则是49.6%。  有关台湾人对第三势力的态度，调查还显示，57%认为台湾需要新的政党取代民进党和国民党，认为没有需要的则是36%")

Note: Both (4)(a) and (b) are based on the same opinion poll, but report on different parts. See 2018台灣政黨形象. 台灣民意基金會, July 15, 2018.
https://www.tpof.org/圖表分析/2018台灣政黨形象（2018年7月15日）/

Because the head of 台灣民意基金會 is a member of DPP, so when its poll says DPP is not good, it is credible. In fact, in my opinion DPP has lost the mandate of the people -- and of the heaven. As for Mr 賴清德 William Lai Ching-te. He always had the highest approval ratings among 縣市長 when he was mayor of City of Taiwan. But his leadership has been so-so since he accepted the promotion as premier 政院院長 since September 2017. This is Peter principle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle

(The same applies to 蔡 and 馬.)