Ministry of Finance (Sweden)

Finansdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed 1840 (1840)[1]
Employees about 470
Ministers responsible
Website www.government.se
Kingdom of Sweden
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The Ministry of Finance (Swedish: Finansdepartementet) is a Swedish government ministry responsible for matters relating to economic policy, the central government budget, taxes, banking, security and insurance, international economic work, central, regional and local government.

The ministry has a staff of 490, of whom only 20 are political appointees. The political executive is made up of three ministers: the Minister for Finance - currently Magdalena Andersson (s), the Minister for Financial Markets - currently Per Bolund (mp) and the Minister for Public Administration - currently Ardalan Shekarabi (s).[2]

The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 21 in central Stockholm.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Finance is principal for the following government agencies:

Economic Affairs Department

Budget Department

Fiscal Affairs Department

Financial Institutions and Markets Department

County Administrative Division

Commercially-operated Government Owned Companies

Others

    Areas of responsibility

    • Financial markets
    • Central government budget
    • International cooperation
    • Local authorities
    • Taxes

    References

    1. ↑ "Finansdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
    2. ↑ "Ministry of Finance". The Government of Sweden. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

    Coordinates: 59°19′48.76″N 18°03′53.75″E / 59.3302111°N 18.0649306°E / 59.3302111; 18.0649306

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