Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance, the Bundesministerium der Finanzen, is the country's cabinet-level finance ministry, headquartered at the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus in Berlin since 1999 with a secondary office in Bonn. It traces its origin to the Imperial Treasury established in 1879 and today serves as Germany's supreme federal revenue authority, overseeing tax and customs administration, managing the federal budget and public debt, and playing a central role in European Union financial policy; its finance minister holds a distinctive veto power over cabinet decisions that would increase government expenditure.
Facts
Founding Year HeadquartersDetlev-Rohwedder-Haus, Berlin, Germany 1 Classification
Institution SubtypeGovernment Treasury or Finance Ministry 1 Geography
Country or Jurisdiction Served In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Berlin, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia article, History section, paragraph on post-war re-establishment
After World War II the ministry was re-established in 1949 and renamed the West German Bundesministerium der Finanzen.
Wikipedia article, History section, sentence on 1999 headquarters move
Since 1999, the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus (former Air Ministry Building) in Berlin has been the headquarters of the ministry.
Introduction, institution-subtype
Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance, the Bundesministerium der Finanzen, is the country's cabinet-level finance ministry, headquartered at the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus in Berlin since 1999 with a secondary office in Bonn.
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