The Ministry of Finance (MOF; ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for government revenue, taxation, 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.
Structure
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 Taxation Administration National Property Administration Customs Administration National Taxation Bureau of Taipei National Taxation Bureau of Kaohsiung National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area National Taxation Bureau of the Southern Area Fiscal Information Agency 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
Bank of Taiwan
Land Bank of Taiwan
Export–Import Bank of the Republic of China
List of ministers of finance
The following is a list of finance ministers of the Republic of China.
Nationalist government during 1927–1947
Sun Fo (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 Jingmei Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.
See also
Economy of Taiwan
List of banks in Taiwan
Notes and references
Ministry of Finance, 歷任部長基本資料, retrieved 2005-03-02.