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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 Elisabeth Svantesson (m), the Minister for Financial Markets – currently Niklas Wykman (m) and the Minister for Public Administration – currently Erik Slottner (kd).

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.

External links

• Ministry of Finance, official website (in English)

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• Government ministries of Sweden
• Ministries of finance
• Public finance of Sweden