In accordance with the provincial downsizing regulations passed by the Legislative Yuan in October of last year, it is certain that the provincial government will lose its powers to budget, hold assets, legislate, hire personnel and levy taxes that are enjoyed by autonomous local governments. Instead, it will become more like another cabinet ministry.
根據去年十月間已由立法院通過的「台灣省政府功能業務與組織調整暫行條例」（簡稱「精省條例」），台灣省政府將從具有預算、財產、立法、人事、稅課等權的「地方自治團體」，變成等同於各部會的「行政院派出機關」。