Already financially independent and self-sufficient by 1905, Taiwan no longer depended on subsidies from Japan's central government. In 1907, Taiwan was already "contributing" to Japan's coffers through tariffs and sugar consumption taxes.
到了 1905 年，台灣的財政已能獨立自足，不需仰賴日本中央政府補助；1907 年起更以關稅與砂糖消費稅「回饋」日本。