Organisation and functions

Overall leadership of the Ministry is the responsibility of the Minister of Finance. In addition, the Government often has another minister with responsibility for some of the areas covered by the Ministry. Division of responsibilities between the ministers is agreed when the Government is formed. The highest civil servant at the Ministry is the Permanent Secretary of State. The Ministry currently employs about 380 people.

The Ministry has seven departments: the Economics Department, the Budget Department, the Tax Department, the Financial Markets Department, the Personnel and Governance Policy Department (which also acts as the State Employer's Office), the Department for Local Government and Regional Administration and the Public sector ICT. Internal management is the responsibility of the Administrative Governance and Development Unit. Directly under the senior management are the Secretariat for International Affairs and the Media and Communication Unit. The Ministry is also home to the Financial controller's function.

 

 

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