Frederick Chien also stressed that his organization is a staff group, and should act as a "lubricant" allowing the financial and economic bureaucracies to achieve their goals.
行政院經濟建設委員會主任委員錢復指出，經建會身為政府的幕僚機構，須扮演好「潤滑劑」的角色，才能使財經各部會運轉自如。