"But in the generosity with which it subsidizes companies to engage in pollution control, our country can be called second to none," Hsiao says. The only subsidies Japan offers are indirect low-interest loans and accelerated depreciation, and many countries take funds for subsidies solely from taxes levied on polluters rather than general tax receipts.
「不過像我國以這麼優渥條件補貼企業界從事汙染防治的國家，可以稱得上是獨一無二」，蕭代基指出，在日本，只有間接性的低利貸款和加速折舊的優惠；而且許多國家的補助前題是已對企業徵收汙染稅，再從中取出部分補貼，並未動用一般納稅人的錢。