"In all honesty," he says, "our funds are very limited, so most of the money for development has come from the residents themselves." He points out that since there is no tax on the tea, only on the land, and since public investment has not kept pace with the tea planations 'growing profits, fully supporting public projects is very difficult for the local government.
「老實說，社區建設的費用，鄉公所出的錢十分有限，大部分經費多來自鄉民」，邱鄉長表示，鹿谷鄉民雖因茶而致富，但因農產品不徵稅，只須繳田賦，鄉公所的收入並未增加，公共投資也不能隨鄉民經濟環境的改善而增添。因此，要取得公共用地來建設十分困難。