The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (french: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced ), informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France. Its minister is one of the most prominent cabinet members after the

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. The name of the ministry has changed over time; it has included the terms "economics", "industry", "finance" and "employment" through history.

Responsibilities

The Minister of Economics and Finance oversees:(French
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on the Vie Publique database * the drafting of laws on taxation by exercising direct authority over the Tax Policy Board (''Direction de la législation fiscale'') of the General Directorate of Public Finances (''Direction générale des Finances publiques''), formerly the Department of Revenue (''Direction générale des impôts''); * national funds and financial and economic system, especially with the Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General (''

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or French Treasury''), not to be confused with the Public Treasury (''

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''), that is the Office of the Comptroller-General (''Direction générale de la comptabilité publique'') under the authority of the Minister of Public Action and Accounts); * the development, regulation and control of economics including industry, tourism, small business, competition, and consumer security, and other matters excluding energy, industrial security, environmental affairs and transportations which are under the authority of the

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; * employment policies and career education. The officeholder, who has authority on the financial assets of the state, the financial and economic national system and the taxation rules overall, also represents France in the

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(ECOFIN).

Location

The Ministry of Economics and Finance is situated in

Bercy Bercy () is a neighbourhood in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, the city's 47th administrative neighbourhood. History Some of the oldest vestiges of human occupation in Paris were found on the territory of Bercy, dating from the late Neolithic ...

, in the

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. The building it shares with the

Ministry of Public Action and Accounts The Ministry of Public Action and Accounts ( French: ''Ministère de l'Action et des Comptes publics'') is a ministry of the Government of France. It was created by President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007, when he split the Ministry of Finance and the ...

extends to the Seine, where there is an embarcadero with fast river boats for faster liaisons to other government agencies. It is also served by

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lines 6 and 14 at Bercy station. The saying "the Bercy Fortress" (French: ''la forteresse de Bercy'') refers to the ministry as a dark department with obscure civil servants, especially of high rank. This is emphasised by the impressive look of the building.

Organisation

Bruno Le Maire Bruno Le Maire (; born 15 April 1969) is a French politician and former diplomat who has served as Minister of the Economy and Finance since 2017 under President Emmanuel Macron. A former member of The Republicans (LR), which he left in 2017 to ...

has been Minister of Economics and Finance since 2017. In the

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Jean Castex Jean Castex (; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who was the country's Prime Minister from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM). Castex served f ...

, he is assisted by three junior ministers:

Olivier Dussopt Olivier Dussopt (born 16 August 1978 in Annonay, Ardèche) is French politician who has been serving as the minister of labour, employment and integration in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. He previously served as ...

as Minister for Public Accounts,

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as Minister for Industry and

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (15 February 1704 – 1778) was a French sculptor of the 18th century who worked in both the rococo and neoclassical style. He made monumental statuary for the Gardens of Versailles but was best known for his expressive p ...

as Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.

References

External links

Composition of Government

Common site of the two ministries

French taxation site
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Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques

Responsibilities

Location

Organisation

See also

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