In addition, the problem of 'dividing the Ministry of Finance' cast a shadow into the land-tax reform; that is, the organization responsible for the land survey and the organization responsible for calculating amount of tax were separated owing to the establishing of the Ministry of Home Affairs; this split was the product of the political dispute.
また、政府高官間の政争の産物である「大蔵省分割問題」も影を落としていた（内務省_(日本)設置による測量機構と税額算定機構の分離）。