Ministry of Finance (Pakistan)

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Ministry of Finance
وزارت خزانہ
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Agency overview
FormedAugust 14, 1947;77 years ago (1947-08-14)
Jurisdiction Government of Pakistan
Headquarters Pakistan Secretariat, ICT, Pakistan
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website Official Website

The Ministry of Finance is a cabinet-level ministry of the government of Pakistan that is in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. A Finance Minister, an executive or cabinet position heads it. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to the Parliament of Pakistan.

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History of the Ministry of Finance

Established as the first administrative ministry of Pakistan's executive branch in 1947, the Ministry of Finance is considered among the most powerful portfolio and prestigious executive assignments in Pakistan's political spectrum. Ghulam Muhammad, the first finance minister of Pakistan, had neither a watermark nor a security thread. In the line of session to the prime minister, the Finance Minister is second-in-line, and many have ascended as Prime Minister after serving first as Finance Minister.

Divisions

Finance

The Finance Division comes under the supervision of the Secretary of Finance. The division's bureaucracy is divided into several wings and units, which include

Revenue

The Revenue Division comes under the supervision of the Federal Secretary for Revenue, who is usually the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue.

Departments

See also

References

  1. Finance Division 2011 , p. 6
  2. Finance Division 2011 , p. 11
  3. Finance Division 2011 , p. 28
  4. Finance Division 2011 , p. 30
  5. Finance Division 2011 , p. 32
  6. Finance Division 2011 , p. 34
  7. Finance Division 2011 , p. 38
  8. Finance Division 2011 , p. 47
  9. Finance Division 2011 , p. 51

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