French Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Employment

The Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment (ministre de l'Économie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi), or Minister of Finance for short, is one of the most prominent positions in the cabinet of France after the Prime Minister.

It now has a colleague of equal rank: the Minister for the Budget, the Public Accounts and Civil Service (ministre du Budget, des Comptes publics et de la Fonction publique).

The exact title of the minister has varied throughout time; it may not always include "economy", "industry", or "Finances".

The Minister supervises:
• Preparation of taxation rules (she has direct authority over the Direction de la législation fiscale (Board for Tax Policy) of the Direction générale des impôts (General Tax Directorate));
• the financial assets of the State and the financial and economic national system (especially with the Direction générale du Trésor et de la politique économique (Treasury and Economic Policy General Directorate, not to be confused with the Trésor Public (Public Treasury) that is the Direction générale de la comptabilité publique (Public Accounting General Directorate)) under the authority of the Minister for the Budget);
• the development, regulation and control of economy including industry, tourism, small business, concurrence and consumer security, and other matters excluding energy, industrial security, environmental affairs and transportations which are under the authority of the Ministre d’Etat, Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Planning and Development;
• employment policies and career education.
By her authority above the financial assets of the State, the financial and economic national system and the taxation rules, the Minister is allowed to represent France in the European Union council of the minister of the Economy and Finance (ECOFIN).

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