The Ministry of Finance is the central government body responsible for the State Budget, the State Final Account, the Treasury of the Czech Republic, the financial markets, taxes, customs duties and fees, the financial economy, financial supervision, accounting, audit and tax consultancy, foreign-exchange policy including bills payable to and claims on foreign countries, the protection of foreign investment, regulation of lotteries and similar games, activities with state property, the privatization of state property, insurance companies, retirement funds, prices, and activities against the legalization of revenues from illegal activities.
The Ministry of Finance represents the Czech Republic through its membership in international financial institutions and financial bodies of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Union, and other international economic organizations, if this membership does not belong exclusively to the Czech National Bank.
The Ministry of Finance co-ordinates foreign assistance received by the Czech Republic.
