The Organic Act of the Ministry of Finance

To carry out functions of national finance, the Executive Yuan established the Ministry of Finance (hereinafter referred to as “the Ministry”).

The Ministry shall be in charge of the following functions:1.Fund collection and payments of the national treasury2.National taxation3.Customs affairs4.National property5.Fiscal information6.Government procurement7.Private participation in infrastructure projects8.Supervision of the Training Institute for the Personnel of the Ministry and its subsidiary organizations9.Other fiscal matters

The Ministry shall have one (1) politically appointed Minister, two (2) Political Deputy Ministers of a rank equivalent to Grade 14, and one (1) Administrative Deputy Minister of a rank equivalent to Grade 14.

The Ministry shall have one (1) chief secretary of a rank equivalent to senior appointment at the grade of twelve (12).

The subsidiary organizations of the Ministry and their functions are as follows:1. National Treasury Administration: Planning and execution of fund collection and payment of the national treasury2.Taxation Administration: Planning and execution of national taxation3.Regional National Taxation Bureaus: Execution of tax collection transactions4.Customs Administration: Planning and execution of national Customs affairs5. National Property Administration: Planning and execution of national property transactions6.Fiscal Information Agency: Planning and execution of promotion and management of information of the Ministry and its subsidiary organizations (institutions)

For the needs of business operation, the Ministry may request the Executive Yuan for approval to station personnel overseas, subject to the provisions of the “Organization Act of Diplomatic Missions of the Republic of China (Taiwan)”.

The scale of the position and the number of the personnel of the official ranks of the Ministry shall be stipulated in a staffing chart.

The enforcement date of the Act shall be specified in an order from the Executive Yuan.