Council for Economic Planning and Development

The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD; Chinese: 經濟建設委員會; pinyin: Jīngjì Jiànshè Wěiyuánhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keng-chè Kiàn-siat Úi-oân-hōe) was a government agency responsible for drafting overall plans for national economic development in Taiwan (ROC).

It also coordinated the economic policy making activities of ministries and agencies and the monitoring the implementation of development projects, measures and programmes.

The CEPD acted in an advisory role to the central government in formulating economic policies.

They included:[4] The agency was established in 1948 as the Council for United States Aid (CUSA) which was established as part of the Sino-American Economic Aid Agreement signed between the Republic of China and the United States in the same year.

In September 1963, CUSA was reformed as the Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development (CIECD) then as the Economic Planning Council (EPC) in 1973 to strengthen the planning and research functions of the Executive Yuan.