The Cabinet responded by stating that Governor Soong's criticisms were unreasonable and not in accord with the reality of the situation. Thecentral government has, over the last five years, provided the provincialgovernment with in excess of NT $ 49 billion in direct assistance to support water conservancy measures, but to no effect.
對於省府的指責，行政院則表示，宋楚瑜的批評偏離理性，不符事實，中央政府五年來光是直接補助省政府重大水利措施經費便高達四百九十多億元，但地方執行成效不彰。