Ministry of Finance (Russia)

Ministry of Finance, MinFin
Минфин России

Headquarters of the ministry in Moscow
Agency overview
FormedOctober 24, 1780, as Expedition of state revenues
Preceding agency
JurisdictionFederal government of the Russian Federation
HeadquartersIlinka Street 9, Moscow
55°45′19″N 37°37′35″E / 55.75528°N 37.62639°E / 55.75528; 37.62639
Annual budget1611.8 billion rouble (FY 2011)[citation needed]
Agency executives
Child agencies
Websiteminfin.gov.ru
Seal of the Russian Ministry of Finance on coin

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство финансов Российской Федерации), also known as MinFin (Минфин России), is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for financial policy and general management in the field of finance.

The Ministry of Finance was formed from the Ministry of Finance of the USSR in 1992 and claims descent from the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire first established in 1780. It is headquartered at Ilinka Street 9 in Tverskoy District, Moscow.[1]

Anton Siluanov has served as the Minister of Finance since September 2011.

  1. ^ Home page. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved on 4 December 2010. "Contact information 109097, Moscow, Ilinka Str. 9" - Address in Russian: "109097, Москва, ул. Ильинка, д.9"