The Ministry of Finance (MOF; ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (

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) responsible for government revenue,

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, treasury, government land properties, customs in Taiwan. The current minister is Su Jain-rong. The Ministry of Finance also manages the administration of government land, tobacco and alcohol, deposit insurance for banking customers and export-import banking services. The Emblem of the Ministry of Finance depicts a

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- an early type of coinage in ancient China. The Western Han dynasty's money spade is used, imprinted with the archaic variation of the word 財.

Structure

ROC-MOF National Property Administration 1st office 20100618

ROC-MOF Fiscal Information Agency 20131120

Land Bank of Taiwan headquarters 20100618

Internal structure

The internal structure of the agency is comprised: *Department of General Affairs *Department of International Fiscal Affairs *Department for the Promotion of Private Participation *Department of Secretarial *Department of Personnel *Department of Government Ethics *Department of Accounting *Department of Statistics *Department of Legal Affairs

Administrative agencies

The Ministry of Finance has a number of subordinate agencies reporting to it. They are: *

National Treasury Administration The National Treasury Administration (NTA; ) is the agency of the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan (ROC) in charge of relevant matters in the revenues, expenditures and management of the Treasury as well as responsible for the management of governm ...

Taxation Administration The Taxation Administration (DOT; ) is the agency of the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan (ROC) responsible for tax collections in Taiwan. History The Taxation Administration was originally established as Taxation Agency in May 1950. Responsibil ...

National Property Administration The National Property Administration (FNP; ) is the agency of the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan (ROC) responsible for the management of national property. History The FNP was established on 12 December 1960 by the Organic Regulations for Na ...

* Customs Administration *

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National Taxation Bureau of Kaohsiung National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

National Taxation Bureau of the Southern Area National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

Fiscal Information Agency The Fiscal Information Agency (FIA; ) is an agency of the Ministry of Finance of the Taiwan (ROC). History FIA was originally established as Financial and Taxation Data Processing and Examination Center in 1968. It was later integrated to the M ...

* Training Institute

Local agencies under supervision

The following agencies report to the Ministry of Finance of the central government are: *Bureau of Finance, Taipei Municipal Government *Bureau of Finance, Kaohsiung Municipal Government

Government corporations

These state-owned corporations report to the Ministry of Finance: *

Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL; ), is a state-owned manufacturer and distributor of cigarettes and alcohol (drug), alcohol, and also formerly (until 2002) a state-sanctioned alcohol monopoly, alcohol beverage brewing and retailing mo ...

* Taiwan Financial Holdings Group, which includes

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* Land Bank of Taiwan *

Export–Import Bank of the Republic of China The Export–Import Bank of the Republic of China (Chexim) () is a state-owned enterprise of the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan. It primarily offers credit insurance for foreign investment originating in Taiwan. The company also insures against p ...

* Printing Plant, Ministry of Finance

List of ministers of finance

The following is a list of

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s of the Republic of China.

Nationalist government during 1927–1947

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(孫科) 1927-1928 * T. V. Soong (宋子文) 1928–1933 * H. H. Kung (孔祥熙) 1933–1944

Constitutional government since 1948

Access

The MOF building is accessible from

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of the

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on the Green Line.

Notes and references

* Ministry of Finance
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retrieved 2005-03-02. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Finance (Republic Of China) 1912 establishments in China

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Republic of China, Finance

Finance in Taiwan