The issue of to what extent the government should involve itself is one which will generate much debate over the long term. At the November 26 meeting of the Executive Yuan, Premier Vincent Siew stressed that the win-win policy put forward by the Minister of Finance (in which banks will help industry and vice versa) was the correct approach. However, he pointed out that only firms whose operations are sound are worth saving.
政府到底應該介入多少，長期以來就是爭論不休的問題，蕭萬長在十一月二十六日行政院會上強調，財政部所提銀行幫企業、企業幫銀行的雙贏政策方向正確，但必須是經營良好的企業才值得救。