Second, our nation's total tax revenues amount to only 12 % of GDP, which is much lower than in Europe or the US. And because our predictable revenues are lower, we have less ability to repay debt than the US or the nations of European.
第二是我國的賦稅收入佔 GNP 只有百分之十二，比歐美國家低很多，因為可預期的收入比較少，所以相對的償債能力會比歐美來得低。