The Executive Yuan must consider the overall situation, and cannot, like county executives, simply dole out cash at will. The central government cannot prevent local elected officials from giving out subsidies within their jurisdiction (so long as their county assemblies do not block them), but it is not obliged to finance these programs either.
正由於行政院需做通盤考量，不能像地方父母官那樣「阿莎力」說發就發；而對於各民選首長在他們權限內巧立名目的各項津貼，只要縣市議會不反對，中央也只能抱持「不補助、不禁止」的態度。