Ministry of Finance (Quebec)

The Ministry of Finance (in French: Ministère des Finances) is a department in the government of Quebec. Its official purpose is to "foster economic development and advise the government on financial matters," and the department's responsibilities include providing advice in budgetary, fiscal, economic, financial and accounting matters.[1]

The department is overseen by the Quebec finance minister. As of November 2018, this office is held by Éric Girard.[2]

The Ministry of Finance administers Quebec's Balanced Budget Act, which prohibits a budget deficit, other than in special circumstances.[3][4]

  1. ^ Mission et mandats sectorielsArchived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, Finances Québec, accessed 23 April 2011.
  2. ^ Minister, Finances Québec, accessed 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ Godbout, Luc (2019). "Policy Forum: Quebec's Debt — Taming the Beast". Canadian Tax Journal. 67 (4): 1039–50. doi:10.32721/ctj.2019.67.4.pf.godbout.
  4. ^ Quebec Ministry of Finance (1 November 2021). "Balanced Budget Act" (PDF). SSRN 3510263. Retrieved 17 March 2022.