Taiwan's tax burden (i.e. total tax revenues as a percentage of GNP) is already the lowest in the world at 13.8 %, compared with 18-20 %, or even more, in most developed countries. This suggests Taiwan's fiscal base is highly unstable. But no government official dares touch the subject of raising taxes.
現在我們的「國民租稅負擔」（政府稅收占國民生產毛額比率）已是全世界最低，只有 13.8％，顯示國家的財政基礎很不穩定，而先進國家普遍在 18-20％甚至更高。