But the idea met opposition from Taipei city residents who feared their tax money would flow out and from Taipei county which faced the loss of its areas with the highest potential tax income.
沒想到此案一提出，卻引來各方反對。台北市民怕稅收外流，負擔更多財政支出，台北縣民也怕最有稅收潛力的幾個市鎮全被台北市吸納；而且也懷疑台北市此舉只是為瞭解決都市中討厭的垃圾、飲水等問題。