The abolition of military conscription, currently slated to take place in 2015, will likely be postponed due to budget issues. Premier Wu Den-yih admitted yesterday that certain financial hurdles have made it difficult for the government to implement an all-voluntary recruitment system on schedule, but the Executive Yuan will try its best to solve the problems and avoid further delays.

One of the campaign platforms for President Ma Ying-jeou during the 2008 presidential election is to adopt an all-volunteer military system, which was originally planned to be implemented in 2014 and delayed to 2015.

Premier Wu Den-yih says that the final decision of its scheduled implementation is not yet confirmed but his administration would try its best to conquer the problems.

Some KMT legislators believe if the implementation would affect the budget for arm procurement or other social welfare benefits, they would support the plan to be delayed.

But DPP's legislative caucus asks the government to adjust the budget allocation to make sure the plan would be implemented as scheduled.

Although legislators of the ruling and the opposition have different views on whether or not to implement the scheduled all-volunteer system, they ask the government to quickly clarify how the four-month basic military education would be carried out for all recruiting age males so as to not disrupt their future plans.