Ministry of Finance Promotes Electronic National Treasury Payments, Reaching 99.01% Last Year

(Central News Agency reporter Lu Yan-ci, Taipei 10th) The National Treasury Administration (NTA) of the Ministry of Finance has been actively promoting the electronification of national treasury payments in recent years. According to statistics, last year, NT$4.9597 trillion was disbursed to 2.16 million payees. The ratio of electronic treasury payment operations and payees using direct deposit/interbank transfers to receive funds reached 99.01% and 98.96%, respectively, an increase of 3.8 percentage points and 1.99 percentage points compared to 2016.

Lin Hsiu-yen, Deputy Director-General of the NTA, stated at a regular press conference today that to streamline inter-agency processes and enhance treasury payment efficiency, the NTA is promoting large-sum payments into designated payee accounts and e-payment agency services for 18 types of taxes and fees. It also encourages agencies and payees to use direct deposit methods to receive funds, thereby increasing the ratio of electronic treasury payment operations and direct deposit/interbank transfers, saving costs related to issuing treasury checks, and implementing the paperless policy.

NTA statistics show that the ratios of electronic treasury payment operations and payees using direct deposit/interbank transfers have been rising. For example, in 2025, out of 1.2344 million total vouchers, only 12,200 were paper vouchers, while 1.2222 million were electronic payment documents, accounting for 99.01%. Additionally, there were 2.1361 million direct deposit/interbank transfers and 22,400 treasury checks, resulting in a direct deposit/interbank transfer ratio of 98.96%.

Regarding this year's data, the NTA explained that as of the end of May, it had processed treasury payment operations for 770 central government agencies, disbursing NT$1.8058 trillion to over 700,000 payees. The ratios for electronic treasury payment operations and payees using direct deposit/interbank transfers were 98.99% and 98.86%, respectively.

Lin stated that after disbursing funds, the NTA provides payees with multiple electronic reconciliation channels, including website inquiries, email, fax, and remittance memo fields, to optimize service quality.

Lin added that to save government expenditures and provide a safe, convenient, and high-quality treasury payment environment, the NTA has recently established mechanisms such as daily aggregated e-payment agency for pension funds, e-control mechanisms for salary and pension vouchers not submitted on time, and cross-year filing for special budgets. It will continue to innovate and add value to treasury payment services, simplify inter-agency procedures, and enhance government financial efficiency. (Editor: Yang Kai-hsiang) 1150610