As for the political power of the provincial government during this period, Professor Cheng points out that while most provincial governors were native-born Taiwanese, the authority of the provincial government was further reduced.
旁的不說，如今大家每天所用的新台幣，就是省屬行庫台灣銀行印行，其他如國產菸酒等，也是省府公賣局產出。