Ministry of Economy and Finance (Venezuela)

Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministerio del Poder Popular de Economía y Finanzas

Ministry of Economy and Finance, Avenida Urdaneta, Caracas
Taxation and budgeting agency overview
Formed1819
JurisdictionGovernment of Venezuela
HeadquartersCaracas
Parent departmentGovernment of Venezuela
Websitewww.mppef.gob.ve

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministerio del Poder Popular de Economía y Finanzas, in Spanish, literally, "Ministry of People's Power for the Economy and Finance") is a ministry of the government of Venezuela with similar portfolios dating back to 1810 with the creation of a tax office. When Gran Colombia was dissolved and Venezuela assumed its independence, the Ministry of Finance was created in 1830 when General José Antonio Páez commissioned the establishment of the public business office to three Secretariats of State: Interior, Justice and Police, War and Navy, Finance, and Foreign Relations.