The national government is principally concerned with the immense budget needed for large-scale construction projects and the national health insurance, so most other parts of the budget have been squeezed. Not only has manpower been winnowed to a minuscule elite, even funding for research institutes has been reduced.
政府因為重大工程及全民健保所需經費龐大，其他預算緊縮，不但大量精簡人力，連研究機構也被刪減經費。