As for tax revenue, the Ministry of Finance declared that the provincial government budget will be incorporated into the overall central government budget, while provincial sales tax will become national tax, to be allocated directly by the central government to local cities and counties. Premier Siew gave assurances that the details of financial administration will be ironed out no later than December 1.
稅收方面，財政部的聲明指出，省的預算將納入中央政府總預算，至於營業稅將改成國稅，直接由中央移撥給各縣市。不過財政到底如何劃分，蕭萬長已保證，行政院一定會在十二月前將「財政收支劃分法」、「地方制度法」送達立院。