Rocks into gold A tax that ends up landing both the local and central government in court benefits neither side. It is an altogether regrettable situation. Rolling up their sleeves to go into the gravel business themselves, and thus turn rocks into gold, has proven to be a smarter way for local governments to earn revenue. Ilan and Hualien have blazed this revenue trail.
點「石」成金非夢事地方向中央強徵土石採取稅，弄得對簿公堂、兩敗俱傷實在冤枉；另一種聰明的作法，則是乾脆自己挽起袖子作砂石生意，點「石」成金，其中又以宜蘭縣與花蓮縣堪稱代表。