Most SREs are involved in activities intimately related to daily life, and are the foundation for national economic development. They may well be making huge surpluses--last year Chunghwa Telecom took in NT $ 49 billion in profits, CPC and Taipower more than NT $ 10 billion each--but that doesn't mean they have been efficient. They have many shortcomings compared to similar service-providers abroad.
國公營事業經營的多是攸關民生的公用事業，也是國家經濟發展的基礎，表面上年年有盈餘繳庫，例如中華電信去年度繳庫四百九十多億元，中油、台電也有一百多億，然而鉅額盈餘不代表真正績效，尤其和國外相比，更是遜色許多。