Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany)

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Federal Ministry of Finance Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Germany
Headquarters	Berlin
Minister responsible	Peer Steinbrück, Federal Minister of Finance
Website
http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de

The Federal Ministry of Finance (German: Bundesministerium der Finanzen) is part of the German federal government and is responsible for managing the federal budget. The finance minister is the only minister who can veto a decision of the government if it would lead to additional expenditure. The current minister of finance is Peer Steinbrück, of the SPD.

[edit] See also

• List of German finance ministers
• German budget process

[edit] External links

• Official website (German)

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