According to the Taichung County Revenue Service Bureau, the county government originally planned a 5 % tax on revenue at leisure businesses, such as girly bars, dance clubs, gaming arcades, golf courses, KTV karaoke clubs and so forth. It was estimated that the tax could bring in more than NT $ 40 million per year.
台中縣地方稅務局企劃科表示，縣政府原打算針對酒店、舞廳、電子遊藝場、高爾夫球場、KTV 等特殊娛樂場所，課徵其營業淨額的 5％，預估一年可為縣庫增加四千多萬元。