After the development plan was suspended, there was a period of rest and recuperation for government finances until finally, in 1997 and 1998, there was a return to budget surpluses.
六年國建驟然叫停後，財政經過幾年的休養生息，在民國八十六、七年時，好不容易又回復到歲計略有盈餘的狀況。