党的十八届四中全会《关于全面推进依法治国若干重大问题的决定》(下称《决定》)对依法治国这一关键层面的问题作出了周密、细致的安排,为十八大确定的在2020年基本建成法治政府的宏伟目标设计了整体的施工蓝图和具体的实施路径。《决定》确定了关于法治政府的六项标准:职能科学、权责法定、执法严明、公开公正、廉洁高效、守法诚信。职能科学标准要求政府职能的设定应当正确处理三大关 The Decision of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on Several Important Issues of Ruling the Country by Law (hereinafter referred to as “Decision”) made careful and meticulous arrangements on the issue of ruling the country by law at the key aspects and was decided by the 18th CPC National Congress By 2020, the grand goal of basically establishing a government under the rule of law has designed the overall blueprint for construction and concrete implementation. The Decision defines six criteria for a government under the rule of law: science of function, statutory powers and responsibilities, strict enforcement, openness and fairness, honesty and efficiency, and law-abiding integrity. Functional scientific standards require that government functions be properly set at the three major levels