A report in the December 1998 edition of Common Wealth magazine stated that the TPG's debts were equal to only 15 % of its assets, which, if it were a company, would make it a very strong company indeed.
八十七年十二月號天下雜誌的報導，台灣省政府的負債比率只有百分之十五，儼然是體質強健的公司，「如果這是一家民間企業，半夜都有人排隊搶著要」，省財政廳代理廳長劉燈城說。