The Ministry of Finance ( sv, Finansdepartementet) is a

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ministry responsible for matters relating to

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, the central government budget, taxes,

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and

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, international economic work, central, regional and

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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

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currently Elisabeth Svantesson ( m), the Minister for Financial Markets currently

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( m) and the Minister for Public Administration currently Erik Slottner ( kd). The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 21 in central

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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

References

External links

Ministry of Finance
official website {{authority control

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Public finance of Sweden