Ministry of Finance

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Ministry of Finance

A cabinet-level department of the Japanese government responsible for the national budget, the printing of currency, foreign exchange policy, and other areas. Before the 1990s, it was also responsible for banking regulation and monetary policy. It was regarded as the most powerful Japanese ministry for most of the postwar period. It traces its origins to the 6th century.

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The variations are then classified into two main types, namely tax authority under Ministry of Finance and tax authority separated from the Ministry of Finance through the establishment of an autonomous body [10]:

ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION: INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE DESIGN OF DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TAXATION TO OPTIMIZE TAX REVENUE

On 29 January 2015, the Ministry of Finance transfered funds in the amount of 3,250,832.

Authorities comment on Kyrgyzstan's debt to UN that deprived country's right to vote

The Ministry of Finance has completed the first stage of initialing the procedures of the FATCA Agreement that provides legal coverage for the banks and financial institutions to comply with the requirement of the FACTA which has extended the deadline for the registration of banks and financial institutions on the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website which will be due on May 5th 2014 as announced by the Treasury Department on December 31st 2014.

Kuwait joins FATCA in substance

48) appointed Tareq Abdullah al-Sharafi as a chairman of the technical office of the Ministry of Finance.

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It may be recalled that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had directed ministry of finance not to scale up tariff for domestic consumers falling in the slab from 1 to 200 units consumption of electricity.

Govt to provide Rs30b subsidy to domestic consumers

A Russian Ministry of Finance decree to that effect has come into force as of January 1st.

Russia removes Cyprus from 'black list'

Parliamentarians called for the ministry of finance to reimburse the civil servants.

Unity state assembly pressures Ministry of Finance to pay civil servants full salary

We are very pleased that the Ministry of Finance has made this decision, based on the fact that Karmel provides funds to the illegal Israeli settlements," said NPA secretary general Liv TE[sup.

Norwegian Group Loses Tax Deduction for Funding Settlements

The Ministry of Finance will today hold an auction for three--year Government Registered Development Stocks (GRDS), to be issued on January 4, 2012 and mature in January 2015.

Finance Ministry auctions three-year GRD Stocks

China will eliminate tariffs and value-added taxes on equipment and components used in the development of coalbed methane in order to accelerate exploration in the country's mines, according to a statement on the Web site of the Ministry of Finance.

China to suspend tariffs on coalbed methane equipment

TheCameroon Ministry of Finance has turned to IBM (NYSE: IBM) and CFAO Technologies, an IBM Business Partner in West Africa, to help modernize the payroll processes for government employees in the country.

CAMEROON MINISTRY OF FINANCE SELECTS IBM MAINFRAME SYSTEM

Summary: Riyadh, Rabi Al-Awwal 28, 1432 H/March 3, 2011, SPA -- The Ministry of Finance has deposited SR30 billion to augment the capital of Saudi Bank for Credits and Savings, it was reported here today.

Ministry of Finance deposits SR30 billion to augment the capital of Saudi Bank for Credits and Savings