Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Finance

Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Finance
Headquarters	Vaduz
Chief	Adrian Hasler ( FBP ), Government Councilor
Offices	Computer Science Office Office for Personnel and Organization Statistical Office State Treasury Tax administration
Staff units	Government Legal Service EEA staff unit Financial Intelligence Unit Finance department Office for international financial center agendas Government Office
Website	www.regierung.li

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Finance is one of the five ministries of the Liechtenstein National Administration (LLV). The duties of the ministry are broad and include a. Government and administrative organization, personnel matters and state information activities. The core tasks in the area of ​​finance are financial center and financial market policy. After the financial center crisis shook Liechtenstein's reputation as a financial center, the Financial Intelligence Unit was set up in 2000 and in 2005 the banking supervision was integrated into a new, independent financial market supervisory authority (FMA) . Another part of the ministry's tasks is performed by the Ministry of Finance in other countries .

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Finance is ex officio assigned to the head of government. The head of government has been Adrian Hasler since March 27, 2013 .

Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Finance

Offices Office for IT Office for Personnel and Organization Office for Statistics State Treasury Tax Administration

Office of the Legal Service of the Government Office of the EEA Office of the Financial Intelligence Unit Office of the Finance Office for international financial center agendas Office of the Government Chancellery

Offices

• As an IT service provider, the Office for Informatics (AI) supports the employees of the Liechtenstein national administration and the teachers of the Liechtenstein schools.
• The Office for Personnel and Organization (APO) supports the government, the administration, the courts and the state parliament in recruiting and looking after personnel.
• The Statistical Office (AS) provides the public as well as the state and municipal authorities with statistical information on society, the economy and the environment. The most important publications are the Statistical Yearbook and “Liechtenstein in Figures”.
• The Landeskasse (LK) manages the financial accounting of the state administration and prepares the state accounts as well as the annual accounts of various public companies.
• The tax is imposed by the acquisition and property tax , the income tax , the value added tax and other taxes and is responsible for the exchange of information with foreign tax authorities. The Liechtenstein tax system makes it possible to keep the tax burden on the population and companies low.

Staff units

• The Government's Legal Service (RDR) provides the government with legal advice, provides legal information to government agencies, is responsible for the legal formality and prepares the publication of legal provisions.
• The EEA staff unit advises the government on EEA legal matters, is the point of contact for the official bodies and is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the new EEA law into Liechtenstein law. The European Economic Area (EEA) is of great importance for Liechtenstein's export industry.
• The Financial Intelligence Unit (SFIU) procures and analyzes information that is necessary to detect money laundering , organized crime and terrorist financing. If the staff unit's suspicions are confirmed, they inform the public prosecutor .
• The Office for Finance (SF) advises the government and the offices on business , financial policy and financial law issues.
• The Office for International Financial Center agendas (SFI) supports financial market companies wishing to settle in Liechtenstein and advocates the further development of the state framework. The financial services sector is very important for the Liechtenstein economy, as it generates 30% of the added value.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Finance. From the website of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, accessed on March 15, 2019
2. ^ Paul Vogt: State administration. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
3. ^ Office for Computer Science. On the website of the State Administration of the Principality of Liechtenstein, accessed on March 15, 2019
4. ^ Office for Computer Science. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
5. ↑ Liechtenstein Statistics Office. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
6. ^ Wilfried Oehry: Statistics. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
7. ↑ State Treasury. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
8. ↑ Tax Administration. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
9. ^ Fabian Frommelt, Wilfried Oehry: Taxes and duties. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
10. ^ Government Legal Service. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
11. ↑ SEWR - Tasks / Internal Responsibilities. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
12. ^ Sieglinde Gstöhl: European Economic Area (EEA). In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
13. ↑ Financial Intelligence Unit. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
14. ↑ Finance department. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
15. ↑ Office for Financial Center Innovation. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
16. ^ Hanspeter Lussy: Financial Center Crisis. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .