VISION STATEMENT

Efficient and effective delivery of finance and economic services to the national, regional and international communities, through strong leadership role in planning and management of the available resources.

STRUCTURE

The Minister of Finance, Planning, Economy, Energy, & Co-operatives exercises general control and direction.  The administrative head of the Ministry is the Permanent Secretary.  There is also two deputy Permanent Secretary.

The Ministry is divided into the following departments:

1. Administration
2. Accountant General’s Division
3. Inland Revenue Division
4. Division of Customs and Excise
5. Central Statistics Office
6. Government Printery
7. Budget Unit
8. Debt Unit
9. Policy Unit
10.  Project Coordination Unit
11.  Public Procurement Unit
12.  Physical Development Unit
13. Trade Unit
14.  Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF)
15. Economic and Technical Cooperation
16. Market Access and Rural Enterprise Development Programme (MAREP)

A Department Head, who reports directly to the Permanent Secretary, manages each department.

GENERAL

The Ministry of Finance, in pursuit of its mission, has a wide mandate with responsibility for:

1. Economic planning
2. Budgeting
3. Debt management
4. Economic policy formation
5. Resource mobilization
6. Cash management
7. Tax administration
8. Supporting decision-making processes in the public and private sectors