Ministry of Finance (Sweden)

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.

Finansdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed1840 (1840)[1]
Employeesabout 470
Ministers responsible
  • Elisabeth Svantesson,
    •    Head of the Ministry
    •    Minister for Finance
  • Niklas Wykman,
    •    Minister for Financial Markets
  • Erik Slottner,
    •    Minister for Public Administration
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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 Elisabeth Svantesson (m), the Minister for Financial Markets – currently Niklas Wykman (m) and the Minister for Public Administration – currently Erik Slottner (kd).[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:

  • Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet)
  • Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet)
  • Fiscal Policy Council (Finanspolitiska rådet)
  • Financial Management Authority (Ekonomistyrningsverket)
  • Tax Agency (Skatteverket)
  • Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten)
  • Customs Service (Tullverket)
  • Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen)
  • National Debt Office (Riksgäldskontoret)
  • County administrative boards (Länsstyrelserna)
  • Statistics Sweden or (Statistiska Centralbyrån)
  • National Property Board (Statens fastighetsverk)
  • Fortifications Agency (Fortifikationsverket)
  • Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket)
  • Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen)
  • Lantmäteriet
  • National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket)
  • National Government Service Pension and Group Life Insurance Board (Statens tjänstepensions- och grupplivnämnd)
  • Special Board for the Public Sector (Offentliga sektorns särskilda nämnd)
  • Agency for Government Employers (Arbetsgivarverket)
  • Agency for Public Management (Statskontoret)
  • Government Service Centre (Statens servicecenter)
  • Government Employee Pensions Board (Statens tjänstepensionsverk)
  • National Board of Appeal (Statens överklagandenämnd)
  • Government Disciplinary Board for Higher Officials (Statens ansvarsnämnd)
  • Arbitration Tribunal for Occupational Injury Compensation (Skiljenämnden i vissa trygghetsfrågor)
  • Accounting Standards Board (Bokföringsnämnden)
  • Estate Agents Inspectorate (Fastighetsmäklarinspektionen)
  • Board for Consumer Disputes (Allmänna reklamationsnämnden)
  • The National Agency for Public Procurement (Upphandlingsmyndigheten)

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.

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