State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, People's Republic of China (PRC) is a directly affiliated institution in charge of tax work in the State Council, with ministerial status. The former Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China (bureau level), was established on 1950, and 1988 was renamed as State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, directly under the State Council (deputy ministerial level), and 1993 was named as State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The organizational structure of the State Taxation Bureau system is set to four levels, namely, the State Taxation Bureau of People's Republic of China (PRC), the State Taxation Bureau of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government), the State Taxation Bureau of prefectures (cities, prefectures and leagues) and the State Taxation Bureau of counties (cities and banners). By the end of 2005, there were 747,000 employees in the national tax system, including 400,000 in the national tax system.