The Secretariat of the Treasury and Public Credit (, SHCP) is the

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of Mexico. The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the department, and is a member of the federal executive cabinet, appointed to the post by the

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, with the approval of the

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. Recently, the institution has been promoting a

financial inclusion Financial inclusion is the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. It refers to processes by which individuals and businesses can access appropriate, affordable, and timely financial products and services—which ...

policy and is now a member of th
Alliance for Financial Inclusion
This position is analogous to the

Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

in the United States of America or to the

finance minister A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

s of other nations. *Proposes and directs the Federal Government’s economic policy as regards finances, tax, spending, income and public debt and statistics, geography and information, in order to ensure quality, equitable, inclusive and sustained economic growth. Mexican Customs Bureau (''Administración General de Aduanas'') is part of the Mexican Tax Administration Service, the government body entrusted with the collection of taxes at the national level. Both departments answer to the Treasurer.

List of secretaries

Sources

External links

Official Website of Finance and Public CreditOfficial site of the President's Cabinet
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Finance in Mexico

Finance and Public Credit