1. To formulate and implement strategies, policies and guidelines, mid-term and long-term development programs and reform programs of public finance and taxation; to participate in macroeconomic policy making; to provide policy advice on macroeconomic regulations and balanced allocation of public funds with fiscal instruments; to formulate and implement policies regarding income distribution between the central and local governments and between the state and enterprises.
2. To draft laws and regulations on public finance and financial and accounting management; to enact and implement regulations and rules on fiscal, financial and accounting management; to organize international negotiations on external finance and debts and sign related agreements/accords.
3. To compile the drafts of annual central government budgets and final accounts; to organize budget implementation; to present reports on the central and local budgets and their implementation to the National People’s Congress and reports on the final accounts to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on behalf of the State Council; to administer the public revenue, the extra-budgetary funds and the special accounts of the central government; to administer other governmental funds.
4. To propose tax legislation plans, review proposals on tax legislation and tax collection regulations with the State Administration of Taxation before reporting to the State Council; to formulate tax collection plans according to the budget; to propose adjustments on tax items, tax rates and tax incentives, including those temporary and special tax incentives that have a major bearing on the central finance; to participate in foreign-related tax negotiations and international tariff negotiations; to sign foreign-related tax agreements/accords; to formulate tax agreement and convention templates; to perform the secretariat functions for the Tariff/Tax Regulation Committee of the State Council.
5. To administer the central expenditures; to formulate and implement government procurement policies; to manage the budgetary non-trade-related foreign exchange of government agencies, public institutions and social organizations as well as budgetary balance of payment; to promulgate national uniform standards and policies of some expenditures; to formulate and implement the Accounting Regulation for Public Institutions and the Accounting Regulation for Government Agencies; to formulate financial regulations on capital construction.
6. To formulate and implement the distribution policies for the state and enterprises, to manage expenditures from the central treasury to support enterprises; to promulgate and implement the General Principles of Enterprise Accounting; to supervise financial management of the enterprises directly affiliated to the central government and manage the proceeds of state-owned capital; to consolidate and analyze the final annual financial accounts of national enterprises.
7. To administer and supervise the central government expenditures for economic development, the appropriation for central government financed projects, and funds for technological innovation and new product testing; to manage central government funds for comprehensive development of agriculture; to formulate and supervise the implementation of the General Principles on Enterprise Accounting.
8. To manage the social security expenditures from the central government; to formulate the accounting management rules on social security funds; to monitor the utilization of the social security funds.
9. To formulate and implement policies, rules and regulations on managing government’s internal debts; to prepare plans for treasury bond issuance; to formulate policies, rules and regulations on managing government’s external debts; to undertake external negotiations/talks on loans from foreign governments, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation; to participate in international financial organizations on behalf of the Chinese Government.
10. To formulate and implement accounting regulations and the Enterprise Accounting Standards; to formulate and monitor the implementation of the government’s overall budgets and accounting regulations governing the government agencies, public institutions and industries; to guide and monitor the operations of certified public accountants and accounting firms; to guide and regulate the auditing business; to review and approve the establishment of representative offices and branches of foreign accounting firms in China.
11. To monitor the implementation of fiscal and tax policies, laws and regulations; to identify the major problems in the management of fiscal revenues and expenditures; to put forward policy suggestions on strengthening fiscal management; to administer resident offices of the Fiscal Supervision Commissioners.
12. To formulate fiscal research and education plans; to organize fiscal training; to promote fiscal information dissemination.
13. To undertake other assignments designated by the State Council.

1. General Office
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• To administer comprehensively the daily routines of the Ministry; to be responsible for the organization of important meetings; to draft and revise important reports and documents; to manage fiscal information, publicity and press release; to be responsible for the document and telegram keeping, confidential work, targeted inspections, archives, secrets protection, complaint correspondence and security; to be responsible for the administration of fiscal affairs and state-owned assets of the Ministry.</p>
2. Department of Enterprise
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• </p> <p style="line-height:180%;">To participate in the study on the reform of state and enterprise distribution policies; to participate in the study on state industrial policies and enterprise reform policies; to lead the enactment (modification) of General Rules on Enterprise Finance and organize implementation accordingly; to supervise the submission of proceeds on state-owned assets, and put forward draft of budget compilation on state-owned assets; to supervise the fiscal affairs of central state-owned enterprises (not including enterprises of finance, military, grain, railway etc.); to formulate administrative rules for the fiscal affairs of the overseas enterprises and foreign investment enterprises; to be responsible for the administration of the loss compensations directly appropriated from the state treasury, as well as tax refunds and other expense items, to enterprises owned by the central government; to participate in the study, enactment and implementation of policies with regard to lease, auction, merger, bankruptcy and restructuring of state-owned enterprises; to participate in the organization and establishment of enterprise groups and practice of shareholding system reform etc., and enact relevant fiscal administrative system; to be responsible for the administration of asset assessment sector, liaise with and guide the operations of the China Asset Assessment Association; to guide the administration of fiscal affairs of local enterprises manage centrally the special compensation funds for localities. </p>
3. Department of Finance
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• To study the monetary policies and their coordination with fiscal policies; to be responsible for the basic management of the state-owned assets of financial institutions, organize the identification, verification and definition of capital fund entitlement, as well as related registrations, statistics, analysis and appraisals of state-owned assets of the financial institutions; to administer the transfer of state-owned assets of the financial institutions, supervise the submission of proceeds on state-owned assets; to formulate the administration rules for assets and fiscal affairs of banking, insurance, securities, credit entrustment and other non-financial institutions and organize their implementation; to guide the supervision and administration of assets and fiscal affairs of the local financial institutions; to study government policies on issuing external debts and formulate administrative rules accordingly; to handle the overseas debt issuance by the Chinese government and sovereign credit rating; to compile annual principal repayment and interests payment budgets and final accounts for coordinated government borrowing and repayment of external debts; to be responsible for the external talks, negotiations and agreement signing on foreign loans (including the untied loans and co-financing loans from Japan Bank for International Cooperation), formulate related policies and rules, and supervise and administer the utilization of the loans and their repayment; to formulate and organize the implementation of the policies, state ceiling and rates for export credit insurance; to formulate policies and rules for the bonding industry and supervise and administer it.
4. Department of International Affairs
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• To study and analyze the issues of the international finance and economy, and put forward relevant policy suggestions; to be responsible for the international multilateral and bilateral financial cooperation; to be responsible for the external negotiations and talks on loans of World Bank and Asia Development Bank, as well as bonding and co-financing; to be responsible for the work of the China Country Directors in World Bank and Asian Development Bank; to participate in the negotiations, on-lending and repayment of loans from International Fund for Agricultural Development; to put forward suggestions on annual budget for foreign affairs expenses of the Ministry departments and directly affiliated institutions, be responsible for the functions of the Office of Hong Kong and Macao SAR and Taiwan Affairs; to organize the overseas studies and training for the personnel of the Ministry
5. Office of External Financing Exchange
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• Responsible for pushing forward economic and finance dialogue designated by the State Conical, study and put forward policy suggestions and dialogue directions, undertake works on contact, coordination and consultation. In charge of works on bilateral cooperation of all mechanisms, including Sino-U.S. strategic economic dialogue, Sino-British financial and economic dialogue and other 8 bilateral mechanisms. To study and to analyze major financial issues and hotspots, and put forward correlation suggestions.
6. Department of Accounting
• Phone:010-66014249;
• To administer the national accounting; to study and put forward suggestions on accounting reform and policies; to draft accounting laws and regulations and national unified accounting rules and organize their implementation; to administer the practitioner qualifications for accounting in the country; to be responsible for the administration of national accounting positions titles; to guide and administer social auditing; to guide and supervise the accounting computerization; to be responsible for the pilot projects of accounting accreditation rules.
7. Department of Supervision and Inspection
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• To formulate policies and rules on fiscal supervision and inspection; to supervise the implementation of fiscal and taxation regulations and policies; to inspect and report major issues in the management of administrative revenues and expenditures, put forward policy suggestion for strengthening fiscal administration; to investigate and punish major fiscal discipline violations; to administer the operation of the Special Fiscal Inspector’s Office; to supervise and inspect the implementation of the fiscal regulations, policies, rules and budgets by various departments of the Ministry; to supervise the administration of fiscal revenues and expenditures of the affiliated institutions of the Ministry.
8. Office of National Agricultural Comprehensive Deve
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• To administer unifiedly the comprehensive agricultural development of the country; to formulate policies on comprehensive agricultural development and rules for the administration of projects, funds and fiscal affairs; to compile programs for comprehensive agricultural development; to administer and coordinate the central treasury funds allocated for comprehensive agricultural development; to organize the inspection on the project implementation of comprehensive agricultural development.
9. Department of Personnel and Education
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• To administer the personnel affairs of the Ministry departments, the directly affiliated undertaking institutions and resident agencies; to investigate and study the building of cadre forces of fiscal institutions of the country; to enact education programs for fiscal institutions, organize their implementation and guide local fiscal education; to administer and coordinate relevant work of the accounting colleges directly affiliated to the Ministry. </p>
10. Office of Countryside Comprehensive Reform by the
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• Office of Countryside Comprehensive Reform by the State Council is formerly named Office of Panel of Countryside Taxation Reform by the State Council. After the cancel of agricultural tax, the State Council agreed the rename of the office in the August of 2006, in order to adapt to the new situation of agriculture & rural development, and to advance new countryside construction of socialism.
11. Department of Social Security
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• To participate in the study and enactment of state social security laws, policies and rules; to put forward draft central government budgets of social security; to collaborate with related departments in the study and bringing forward of suggestions on expenses standards, quota, annual budget and special fund expenses; to supervise the budget implementation of related departments (institutions); to track the special fund performance, inspect the fund management, utilization and allocation in project implementation and assess and examine the project efficiencies; to enact fiscal administration methods for the utilization of the project funds by related departments (institutions); to review, verify and reply to the annual budgets of related departments (institutions).
12. Department of Agriculture
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• To study policies of fiscal support to agriculture; to participate in the formulation of agricultural development programs; to enact administration measures for fiscal funds of agriculture assistance, as well as fiscal administrative rules for agricultural undertaking and enterprises; to administer and allocate fiscal funds of agriculture assistance; to collaborate with related departments in the study and bringing forward of suggestions on expenses standards, quota, annual budget and special fund expenses; to supervise the budget implementation of related departments (institutions); to track the special fund performance, inspect the fund management, utilization and allocation in project implementation and assess and examine the project efficiencies; to enact fiscal administration methods for the utilization of the project funds by related departments (institutions); to review, verify and reply with instructions to the annual budgets of related departments (institutions).
13. Department of Economic Construction
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• To take lead together with NDRC and other departments in the study and enactment of policies on fiscal investment and participate in project arrangements; to be responsible for the administration of special reserve funds and policy-oriented compensations for state goods, grains, cotton, sugar, medicine etc.; to collaborate with related departments (institutions) in the study and bringing forward of suggestions on expenses standards, quota, annual budget and special fund expenses; to supervise the budget implementation of related departments (institutions); to track the special fund performance, inspect the fund management, utilization and allocation in project implementation and assess and examine the project efficiencies; to enact fiscal administration methods for the utilization of the project funds by related departments (institutions); to review, verify and reply to the annual budgets of related departments (institutions).
14. Comprehensive Department
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• To study fiscal reforms and policies; to analyze and forecast macroeconomic situations, put forward suggestions on the adjustment of economic policies and application of financial and taxation policies in the adjustment and control of economies; to be responsible for the study and coordination on important financial and taxation reform plans; to formulate policies for fiscal distribution and reform plans for labor payroll system and participate in the administration of establishments; to put forward policy suggestions on the adjustment and reform of housing system and the system for state-owned land use, sea spaces and mineral resources, as well as other economic system reforms; to formulate policies, regulations and rules for the administration of government non-tax revenues; to be responsible for the review and approval of national and central government department funds and the administrative undertaking fee collections, participate in the confirmation of standards and formulate administrative rules and measures; to supervise and administer unifiedly the central government undertaking fee collections and vouchers of governmental funds and supervise and guide the application of fee-collection vouchers; to study lottery laws and regulations, enact lottery administrative policies and rules, and review, verify and assign lottery issuance plans and supervise the lottery market.
15. Department of Treaty and Law
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• To study and put forward suggestions on the modification and improvement of fiscal and taxation laws and regulations, enact fiscal and taxation legislation programs; to organize and coordinate the draft formulation of fiscal and taxation lawsu and regulations; to review, verify and report drafts of finance and taxation laws and regulations; to review and verify related articles and clauses in other law and regulation drafts; to undertake response representation to administrative reviews and administrative prosecutions.
16. Department of Taxation
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• To study domestic and foreign or foreign-related taxation policies, formulate implementation plans, and bring forward suggestions on tax system reform, addition or reduction of tax categories, adjustment of tax items and rates, tax reduction or exemption, export tax refund and other major issues; to participate in the foreign-related tax negotiations and initial related agreements and treaties; to formulate and modify texts of international taxation agreements and treaties
17. Department of Customs
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• To study and put forward policies on tariff and import and export duties; to formulate tariff negotiation plans, participate in related tariff negotiations; to study and put forward suggestions on levying special duties; to undertake daily routines of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council
18. Department of Budget
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• To formulate rules of fiscal system and budget administration, and compile mid-term and long-term programs; to study and put forward guidelines and principles for the compilation of annual budgets, as well as suggestions of policy measures on revenue increase，expenditure reduction and balance of fiscal revenues and expenditures; to compile the annual central budget drafts, bond issuance plans and central government extra-budgetary revenue plans; to be responsible for the study on government debt policies and related coordination; to analyze and report the implementation of state budgets; to review and approve the quota standards for the personnel expenses and public expenses of the central government departments; to manage unifiedly the project allocation base for specific fiscal funds; to be responsible for the study on the establishment of appraisal system for fiscal expenditure performance; to investigate and respond with instruction to the central government department budgets and government procurement budgets; to handle unifiedly the verification and approval of applications for budget item adjustment; to consolidate annual fiscal budgets and final accounts of the country; to guide the local budget administration; to formulate fiscal transfer payment system and regional fiscal policies and be responsible for the central government transfer payments to localities; to undertake the liaison with the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of NPC and the Budget Working Committee of NPC Standing Committee and the related audit on the implementation of central government fiscal budgets by the National Audit Office; to be responsible for the building of information network system for budget administration.
19. Department of Exchequer
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• To put forward and formulate rules for the administration of National Treasury, total fiscal budget accounting and administrative institution accounting; to be responsible for the reallocation of central government fiscal funds; to analyze the implementation of national budgets; to consolidate and compile final accounts of central government departments, localities and the whole country; to consolidate the final accounts of administrative undertakings; to administer unifiedly the banking accounts of the central government treasury; to administer and approve unifiedly the opening, alteration and filing for records of banking accounts of central budgetary institutions; to study government policies on domestic debts and formulate administrative rules; to be responsible for the issuance and cashing of internal government bonds, as well as the administration of secondary market; to study related issues in the operation of state bond market; to administer the special accounts for central extra-budgetary funds; to formulate and supervise the implementation of government procurement policies, guide the country’s government procurement and analyze related statistics; to study and push forward the integrated collection and payment system of the national treasury; to be responsible for the comprehensive fiscal statistics and analysis.
20. Department of National Defense
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• To participate in the study on development programs and reform measures for the army, armed police and military industry; to study and formulate policies for fiscal support to related institutional development; to collaborate with related departments (institutions) in studying and bringing forward suggestions of expenses standards, quota, annual budget and special fund expenses; to be responsible for the budges implementation of related departments (institutions); to track special fund performance, inspect the fund administration and utilization in project implementation, assess and examine the project efficiencies; to formulate fiscal administration methods for the utilization of the project funds by related departments (institutions); to administer the fiscal affairs of the military enterprises and the assets and fiscal affairs of the military undertakings; to be responsible for the formulation of rules for the administration of funds and fiscal affairs of the military scientific research undertakings and institutions; to review, verify, compile and reply with instructions to the annual final accounts of the related departments (institutions).