The CPC asked for money for the 1997 fiscal year to cover the costs of issuing the first 10 % of its stock, but unexpectedly legislators cut the item from the budget. The reason given was that the petroleum industry law, which will establish the new ground rules, had not yet been passed, so legislators criticized CPC for acting precipitously.
中油公司上年度曾編列初期釋股百分之十的相關預算，不料立法院大筆一揮，刪了，理由是攸關未來新產業新秩序的「石油業法」（暫名）還沒著落，怎可草率行事？