Ministry of Finance (Malawi)

The Malawian Ministry of Finance (Chichewa: Unduna wa Chuma), (Chitumbuka: Unduna wavya Chuma) is a Malawian ministry. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including taxation, the state budget, and economic policy in Malawi.

The current minister of finance is Sosten Gwengwe (Malawi Congress Party). The department reports to the Parliament of Malawi.

History
The ministry of finance was established in 1963 during the colonial period of Malawi. The first Ministers of Finance was Henry Phillips from 1963 to 1964.

Organization
The ministry is divided into the following sections:
 * Financial Markets Department
 * Tax Law Department
 * Political staff
 * Information Unit
 * Asset Management Department
 * Budget Department
 * Tax Policy Department
 * Economic Policy Department
 * Department of Administrative Affairs

Subsidiaries
The following government agencies are subordinate to the ministry:
 * The Government Pension Fund of Malawi
 * National Insurance Scheme Fund
 * Bank of Malawi
 * Malawian Customs and Excise Authorities
 * Malawian Financial Supervisory Authority
 * Malawian Government Agency for Financial Management
 * Malawian National Collection Agency
 * Malawian Tax Administration
 * Statistics Malawi