But over the same period, the tax burden on citizens (the proportion of total taxes to GNP) has declined significantly, from 19 % in 1990 to 12.25 % today. This is far below the OECD average of 27 %, and is in fact the lowest level in the world.
相反的，同一時期，我國的國民租稅負擔率（即總體稅收佔 GDP 之比），卻從民國七十九年的百分之十九，直線下降到去年的百分之十二・二五，遠不及經濟合作發展組織（OECD）各國平均的百分之二十七・七，甚且已落居全球最低水準！