Ministry of Finance (Sweden) explained

Nativename:	Finansdepartementet
Formed:	^[1]
Employees:	about 470
Minister1 Name:	Elisabeth Svantesson
Minister2 Name:	Niklas Wykman
Minister3 Name:	Erik Slottner

The Ministry of Finance (sv|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).^[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:

Areas of responsibility

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

External links

• Ministry of Finance, official website

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Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Finansdepartementet . . sv . 13 November 2010.
2. Web site: Ministry of Finance. The Government of Sweden. 31 March 2015.