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The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government.

A minister of finance (also called financial affairs, the treasury, the economy, or economic affairs) has many different jobs in a government. The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated He or she helps form the government budget, stimulate the economy, and control finances. A government Budget is a legal document that is often passed by the Legislature, and approved by the Chief executive -or president Fiscal policy, taking the scope of Budgetary policy, refers to government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government taxes Finance ministers are often found in state or provincial governments if that country has a form of federalism. Political federalism is a Political philosophy in which a group of members are bound together (Latin foedus, covenant) with a governing

Finance ministers powers can vary from governments, but not like a foreign minister. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation Sometimes the finance minister is the most powerful cabinet post, like in Canada or New Zealand. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Other times they are unpopular posts if they must raise taxes or cut spending. Government spending or government expenditure is classified by economists into three main types

In the United States, the finance minister is called the Secretary of the Treasury, though there is a separate Treasurer of the United States, and it is the director of the Office of Management and Budget who drafts the budget. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until The Treasurer of the United States (established September 6, 1777) is the only position within the United States Department of the Treasury older than the The Office of Management and Budget (OMB is a Cabinet -level office and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP In the United Kingdom, the finance minister is called the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial In Hong Kong it is called the Financial Secretary, though there is a Secretary for the Treasury subordinate to him. Financial Secretary ( often abbreviated as FS, is a position of the Hong Kong Government. The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury ( head of Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, is responsible for the monitoring

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