Ministry of Finance (Austria)

Ministry of Finance
Bundesministerium für Finanzen
Ministry overview
Formed1920 (1920)
Preceding Ministry
  • Imperial and Royal Ministry of Finance
JurisdictionGovernment of Austria
StatusHighest federal authority
HeadquartersHimmelpfortgasse 8
Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Annual budget1,13 billion (2015)
Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Vacant, State secretary
  • Thomas Schmid, General secretary
Websitewww.bmf.gv.at

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. It oversees the Revenue Service, the Revenue Service for Large Businesses, the Financial Police, and various other agencies.

It is headquartered in the Winter Palace of Prince Eugene, Vienna. The current Minister is Markus Marterbauer.