The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerija) is a
government department
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of the Republic of
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. Its operations are authorized by the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija) defines the legal foundation for all laws passed in the Republic of Lithuania. It was approved in a referendum on 25 October 1992.
History
Statutes of Lithua ...
, decrees issued by the
President
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*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
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and
Prime Minister
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, and laws passed by the
Seimas
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendmen ...
(Parliament). Its mission is to formulate and implement an effective policy of public finance in order to ensure the country's macroeconomic stability and economic development.
The current head of the Ministry is
GintarÄ— SkaistÄ—
GintarÄ— SkaistÄ— () (born 4 August 1981) is a Lithuanian politician, Member of the Seimas for PanemunÄ—, Kaunas, PanemunÄ— constituency, economist and PhD of Social Sciences. She was Kaunas, Kaunas City Councillor between 2007 and 2016. .
Ministers
References
Finance
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Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
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