Ministry of Finance (Austria)

The Ministry of Finance (German: Bundesministerium für Finanzen) is the government ministry of Austria responsible for the collection of taxes and customs as well as the administration of fiscal and economic policy.

The Ministry is responsible for revenue administration at the federal level, including the government budget, matters of finance concerning the European Union, taxes, duties and tariffs.

It defines and conducts the country's budgetary policy concerning currency, credit, savings banks (Sparkassen) and exchange matters, capital movements and settlement, insurance control and hallmarks.

The Finance Minister and the General Secretary chair six departments (Sektionen): A first Hofkammer (court chamber) stewardship for the Austrian lands was established in Vienna by Archduke Ferdinand I, in order to balance the deficient Habsburg budget.

Finance Ministry of the Austrian Empire upon the Revolutions of 1848 and took its seat at the former city palace of Prince Eugene.

Winter Palace of Prince Eugene in Vienna, seat of the Ministry
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