THE MISSION OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND POLICY GOALS
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THE MISSION AND POLICY GOALS OF THEMINISTRY OF FINANCE
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| Policy Goal 1: Maintain Stable Public Finance. | |||
| Policy Goal 2: Realize Fair andEquitable Taxation. | |||
| Policy Goal 3: Utilize TheFiscal Investment and Loan Program Appropriately and Effectively. | |||
| Policy Goal 4: Manage NationalAssets, Liabilities and Treasury Appropriately and Maintain Credit to the Nation'sCurrency. | |||
| Policy Goal 5: Maintain Orderand Promote Sound Development of Trade. | |||
| Policy Goal 6: Stabilize theInternational Monetary System and Promote International Cooperation andExchange. | |||
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１．The Mission ofthe Ministry of Finance
Maintaina Stable, yet Dynamic Economy and a Peaceful and Prosperous Society by Managingthe Overall National Finances through Efficient and Transparent Administrationin the Interests of the People as Taxpayers, and Promote the Sustainable Growthof the World.
Maintain Confidence in the Nation's Currency, Maintain Stable, yet DynamicEconomy and a Peaceful and Prosperous Society and Promote the Sustainable Growthof the World Economy.
(GeneralGoals in the Mid to Long Term including FY 2001)
GeneralGoal 1.CeaselesslyImplement Fiscal and Economic Structural Reforms as Basic Policies toward Fiscaland Economic Management, and Seek a Sustainable Fiscal Balance byComprehensively Rebuilding our Fiscal Structures.
GeneralGoal 2.Consider and Create a Tax System Suitable for the 21stCentury That Can Deal with Economic and Social Changes including DecliningBirthrate, Aging Population, and Internationalization, and Based on FiscalConditions.
GeneralGoal 3.Provide the FILP (Fiscal Investment and Loan Program) Funds byPriority and Efficiently to the Public Institutions for Use in Projects That AreNecessary from a Policy Point of View but Cannot Be Implemented Solely byPrivate Sectors, with Focusing on the Reform of the FILP System and Respondingto the Change of Social and Economic Conditions.
GeneralGoal 4.Set up an Appropriate Financial Safety Net and Respond Promptly and Accuratelyto Financial Crises with Aims of Guaranteeing the Stability of Financial Systemin Cooperation with Related Organizations.
GeneralGoal 5.Promote the Sound Progress of the National Economy by Tackling Such Issues asInternational Cooperation for Global Scale Problems and Strive for theSustainable Growth of the World Economy, the Stability of International MonetarySystem, Strengthening the Regional Cooperation in the Asia, and EnhancingInternational Trade Development in an Orderly Manner.
(GeneralGoals for FY 2001)
GeneralGoal 6.Ensure Appropriate Fiscal and EconomicManagementthrough the Ceaseless Implementation of Fiscal and Economic Structural Reforms,in Cooperation with Related Organizations.
GeneralGoal 7.Asthe First Step of Radical Structural Reforms in Fiscal Fields, Target on theAmount of Government Bond Issuance for the FY 2002 Budget to Be Less Than 30Trillion Yen; and Throughly Examine Each of Expenditure to Realize the DrasticReductions of Expenditures and Prioritized Allocations in Formulating theBudget.
GeneralGoal 8.Advancethe Necessary Reform of Tax System, as in the Thorough Review of SpecialTaxation Measures, forAddressing the Changes of Social and Economic Conditions.
GeneralGoal 9.Promote the Reform of the FILP System in Formulatingthe FY 2002 FILP Plan: Focus on Target Projects by Examining the ComplementaryRole to Private Business, Policy Cost Analysis, Financial Soundness in theFuture, etc.; and Carry Out the Reduction of the Plan's Scale with Respondingto Real Demands for Fund under Current Social and Economic Conditions.
PolicyGoal1:Maintain Stable Public Finance.
1-1 Improve the Efficiency and Quality of Public Finance through PrioritizedAllocations of Budget.
1-2 MaintainNecessary Government Revenue.
1-3 Implement Appropriately the Operations for the Revenue and Expenditure ofthe Local Governments and for the Fiscal Transfer between the National and LocalGovernments.
1-4 Establish and Properly Operate the Fair, Efficient, and TransparentSystems of Public Finance and Accounting.
1-5 Create, Manage, and Operate the Stable and Efficient National PublicService Personnel Mutual AID System.
PolicyGoal 2: Realize Fair and EquitableTaxation.
2-1 Realizea Tax System in Accordance with the Tax Principles of Fairness, Neutrality, andSimplicity, and Suitable to the Change of Social and Economic Conditions.
2-2 Assess and Collect National Taxes Fairly and Equitably.
2-3 Promote the Sound Development of Alcoholic Beverage Industry.
2-4 Ensure the Appropriate Management of Certified Public Tax Accountants'Operations.
2-5 Assess and Collect Customs Duties Fairly and Equitably.
PolicyGoal 3: Utilize The Fiscal Investment and Loan ProgramAppropriately and Effectively.
3-1 Ensure the Allocations of the FILP (Fiscal Investment and Loan Program)Funds to the Public Institutions for Use in Projects That Are Necessary from aPolicy Point of View but Cannot Be Implemented Solely by Private Sectors.
3-2 Improve the Prioritization and Efficiency of the Funds Supply.
PolicyGoal 4: Manage National Assets, Liabilities and TreasuryAppropriately and Maintain Credit to the Nation's Currency.
4-1 Manage and Dispose the National Property Subjected to the Ministry ofFinance Efficiently and Appropriately.
4-2 Promote the Effective Use of the National Property Subjected to OtherMinistries.
4-3 Keep up on the Current Conditions of the National Property Accurately andImprove the Disclosure of Information Positively.
4-4 Maintain the Proper Enforcement of the Budget.
4-5 Disclose the Information of the Nation's Fiscal Conditions Accuratelythrough Compiling the Settlement of Accounts.
4-6 Manage the Treasury Fund Accurately, Including the Appropriate Control ofthe Balance of the Treasury.
4-7 Issue the Government Bonds Absolutely and Flexibly and Manage ThemProperly.
4-8 IssueCoins Appropriately, Make up the Plan for Manufacturing the Bank of Japan NotesAppropriately, and Prevent the Counterfeiting and Corruption of Them.
4-9 Manage the Sound Operations of the Mint Bureau.
4-10 Manage the Sound Operations of the Printing Bureau.
4-11 Ensure the Appropriate Management of the Operations and Organizations ofthe Bank of Japan.
4-12 Set up an Appropriate Financial Safety Net and Respond Promptly andAccurately to Financial Crises.
4-13 Ensure the Appropriate and Efficient Management of Government FinancialInstitutions.
4-14 Promote the Sound Development of the Tobacco and Salt Industries.
4-15 Manage the Sound Operations of the Earthquake Reinsurance.
PolicyGoal 5: Maintain Order and Promote Sound Development of Trade.
5-1 Setup an Appropriate Tariff Rate and Reform Customs System Responding to Domesticand International Economic Conditions.
5-2 Increase Users' Convenience in the Customs Procedures.
5-3 Prevent the Smuggling of Illegal Drugs, Firearms, and Other SociallyHarmful Articles.
5-4 Harmonize and Simplify the Customs Procedures Internationally.
PolicyGoal 6:Ensure the Stability of theInternational Monetary System and Promote International Cooperation andExchange.
6-1 Ensurethe Stability of Foreign Exchange and International Monetary System.
6-2 Assist Developing Countries in Their Economic and Social Development Endeavoursthrough Multilateral and Bilateral Cooperation with These Countries.
6-3 PromoteInternational Cooperation and Exchange.
４．Organizationaland Operational Principles
1 Fulfill its Functions of Policy Planning and Coordination.
2 Develop and Maintain Highly Professional, Capable and Principled HumanResources.
3 Provide and Disclose Information to the People and the Market and CollectOpinions.
4 PromoteInformation Technology in its Administration towards the Realization of the "ElectronicGovernment".
5 Ensure Effective and Efficient Organizational Management through SteadyPolicy Evaluation, etc.
