(1)　Planning of basic measures for economic stabilization;

(2)　Coordination, adjustment and propulsion of the affairs of the administrative organs concerned;

(3)　Control of prices;

(4)　Securing of economic control;

(5)　Adjustment of investment and business activities of foreign nationals.

(1)　To make within the limits of budgetary appropriations obligations necessary for carrying out its responsibilities;

(2)　To collect revenues and make payments necessary for carrying out its responsibilities;

(3)　To establish and maintain offices and other facilities directly required for carrying out its responsibilities;

(4)　To procure office supplies, etc. which are directly required for carrying out its responsibilities;

(5)　To dispose of unnecessary properties;

(6)　To administer personnel affairs, including appointment, dismissal, awards and discipline;

(7)　To establish and maintain facilities required for the welfare and health of personnel;

(8)　To establish and maintain housing to be rented to personnel;

(9)　To distribute or publish statistics and research data concerning the affairs under its jurisdiction;

(10)　To inspect the affairs under its jurisdiction and take necessary measures in accordance with the provisions of laws and orders;

(11)　To disseminate information to the public concerning the affairs under its jurisdiction;

(12)　To adopt the official seals of the Economic Stabilization Board;

(13)　To establish plans and policies and to coordinate, adjust and propel the affairs of the administrative organs concerned concerning fundamental measures of economic stabilization related to production, distribution and consumption of materials, labour, price, public finance, money and banking, foreign exchange, foreign trade, construction, transportation, etc.;

(14)　To issue necessary orders to the heads of the administrative organs concerned in order to carry out the responsibilities of the Board;

(15)　To issue necessary orders or make recommendations to the administrative organs concerned in connection with appeals made to the President of the Economic Stabilization Board against orders based on Article 1 paragraph 1 of the Temporary Demand and Supply Adjustment Law (Law No.32 of 1946) or other laws or orders issued thereunder;

(16)　To give necessary permit or approval, exercise guidance and supervision and conduct inspectional visit and examination with respect to the matters under the jurisdiction of the Kodans as provided for in the Foodstuffs Control Law (Law No.40 of 1942), Sempaku Kodan Law (Law No.52 of 1947), Solid Fuel Distribution Public Corporation Law (Law No.56 of 1947), Industrial Reconstruction Public Corporation Law (Law No.57 of 1947), Foreign Trade Public Corporation Law (Law No.58 of 1947), Price Adjustment Public Corporation Law (Law No.62 of 1946), Fertilizer Distribution Kodan Ordinance (Imperial Orkinance No.171 of 1947), Liquor Distribution Kodan Law No.172 of 1947), Grocery Distribution Kodan Law (Law No.201 of 1947), Feedstuffs Distribution Kodan Law (Law No.202 of 1947) and Oilstuffs Distribution Kodan Law (Law No.203 of 1947), and to exercise powers given by the foregoing laws to the Director General of the Economic Stabilization Board or to the Director General of the Price Agency;

(17)　To designate controlled amount of prices and the like and to decide, order, permit, approve or make other dispositions, concerning the amount of prices and the like;

(18)　To issue necessary orders to those who perform transactions on business in exchange for receiving prices and the like concerning the report on and indication of prices and the like;

(19)　To impose restriction or prohibition on the specifications and or qualities of goods, method and or place of sale, etc.;

(20)　To have the costs of prices and the like calculated;

(21)　To order those who perform transactions on business in exchange for receiving prices and the like to put premium as stipulated in Article 20 of the Price Control Ordinance;

(22)　To order those who perform transactions on business in exchange for receiving prices and the like to pay the National Treasury whole or a part of the differential profits as stipulated in Article 19 of the Price Control Ordinance and the premium referred to in the preceding item;

(23)　To make subsidy payment from the National Treasury for price stabilization;

(24)　To plan on measures to secure economic control;

(25)　To conduct administrative inspection on the execution by administrative organs of economic measures related to economic laws and orders (laws and orders enumerated in Attached Table No.1 of the Economic Investigation Agency Law (Law No.206 of 1948), laws and orders designated by Cabinet Order and orders issued on the basis of the foregoing laws and orders;the same shall apply hereinafter);

(26)　To conduct investigation of violations of economic laws and orders;

(27)　To made recommendations to and cooperate with the police and other administrative organs concerned with regard to their activities in prevention and investigation of violations of economic laws and orders;

(28)　To enlighten members of the National Rural Police and the Autonomous Police concerning the requirements of the provisions of economic laws and orders;

(29)　To collect general informations on the activities of the police and other administrative organs concerned in prevention and investigation of violations of economic laws and orders and on the improvement thereof;

(30)　To conduct investigation into and promote delivery of hidden and hoarded goods;

(31)　To adjust investment and business activities of foreign nationals;

(32)　Such powers, in addition to those listed in the preceding items, as are placed by laws (including orders issued thereunder) under the Economic Stabilization Board, the Price Agency, the Economic Investigation Agency and the Foreign Investment Commission.