Federal Department of Finance
(in German) Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement (in French) Département fédéral des finances (in Italian) Dipartimento federale delle finanze (in Romansh) Departament federal da finanzas | |
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The Bernerhof, headquarters of the Federal Department of Finance (2005). | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1848 |
Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
Headquarters | Bern |
Employees | 8,048[1] |
Annual budget |
Expenditure: CHF 15.7 billion Revenue: CHF 59.5 billion (2009)[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www.efd.admin.ch |
The Federal Department of Finance (FDF, German: Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement, French: Département fédéral des finances, Italian: Dipartimento federale delle finanze, Romansh:
Organization
The Department is composed of the following offices:[2]
- General Secretariat, including the Federal Strategy Unit for IT (FSUIT).
- Federal Finance Administration (FFA): Responsible for the budget, financial planning, financial policy, the federal treasury and financial equalisation between the Confederation and the cantons. Operates the federal mint.
- Federal Office of Personnel (FOPER): Responsible for human resources management, personnel policy and personnel training.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): Responsible for federal revenue collection and the application of federal tax laws in the cantons.
- Federal Customs Administration (FCA): Responsible for monitoring the import, export and transit of goods, collecting customs duties, traffic charges and taxes.
- Swiss Border Guard, which carries out border police duties.
- Swiss Alcohol Board (SAB): Regulates the alcohol market.
- Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (FOITT): Provides IT services for the federal administration.
- Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics (FBL): Responsible for property management, central procurement of non-durable goods, federal publications and the production of the Swiss passport.
- State Secretariat for International Financial Matters
The following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDF for administrative purposes:
- Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO): The federal government audit office. Examines accounting practices and verifies the proper and efficient use of resources by the administration, other public service institutions and subsidy recipients.
- Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA): Regulates banks, insurances, securities dealers, investment funds and stock exchanges, as well as the disclosure of shareholding interests, public takeover bids and mortgage lenders.
- Federal Pension Fund (PUBLICA): Provides insurance coverage to employees of the federal administration, the other branches of the federal government and associated organisations.[3]
List of heads of the department
Notes and references
- 1 2 Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009".
- ↑ "Organisation chart". Federal Department of Finance. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved May 2008. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Federal Act on the Federal Pension Fund, of 20 December 2006 (status as of 1 January 2012), Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (page visited on 5 September 2016).
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