Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD, Traditional Chinese: 經濟建設委員會) is a government agency

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 responsible for drafting overall plans for national economic development in the Free Area of the Republic of China

Free Area of the Republic of China

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. It also assesses development projects, proposals and programmes submitted to the Executive Yuan

Executive Yuan

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. It also coordinates the economic policy making activities of ministries and agencies and the monitoring the implementation of development projects, measures, and programmes. The CEPD acts in an advisory role to the central government in formulating economic policies.

The agency was established in 1984. The current chairperson in charge of the council is Ms. Ho Mei-yueh. The chairperson reports to the Minister and three Vice Ministers and one Secretary-General.

The members of the council includes bureaucrats from other agencies. They include:

• Minister without portfolio, Executive Yuan
• Governor of the Central Bank
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• Minister of Finance
• Minister of Economic Affairs
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• Minister of Transportation and Communications
• Chairman of the Council of Agriculture
• Secretary General of the Executive Yuan
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• Director General, Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan
• Chairman of Public Construction Commission
  Public Construction Commission
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  , Executive Yuan
• Chairperson of the Council of Labor Affairs

Structure

The internal structure of the agency is as follows:

• Department of Overall Planning
• Department of Economic Research
• Department of Sectoral Planning
• Department of Manpower Planning
• Department of Urban and Housing Development
• Department of Financial Analysis
• Department of Supervision and Evaluation
• Department of General Affairs
• Personnel Office
• Government Ethics Office
• Accounting Office
• Center for Economic Deregulation and Innovation

External links

• Council for Economic Planning and Development Official Website