The Ministry of Finance(MOF; ) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the monetary, fiscal and economic policies and development in the country. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. It is currently led by a minister in which the incumbent is Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, as well as a second minister and two deputy ministers.
Departments The ministry oversees the following departments:
Treasury Department () — obeys the law known as "The 1983 Financial Regulation". The rule also makes reference to later official circulars from MoFE and the Prime Minister's Office; Royal Customs and Excise Department (; RCED) — leading organisation for the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) indicator Trading Across Borders (TAB); Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (; DEPS) — in line with Wawasan Brunei 2035, DEPD aims to foster Brunei's sustainable economic growth through visionary planning, innovative implementation involving all societal sectors, and the provision of high-quality, internationally-aligned statistics.
Budget In the fiscal year 2022–23, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$1 billion, an eight percent increase from the previous year.
List of ministers
First minister No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.1Hassanal Bolkiah1 January 198420 October 19862Jefri Bolkiah20 October 198623 February 1997(1)Hassanal Bolkiah23 February 1997incumbent
Second minister No.PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.1Abdul Rahman Ibrahim24 May 200530 January 20182Amin Liew Abdullah30 January 2018incumbent
Deputy minister PortraitMinisterTerm startTerm endTime in officeRef.Ahmad Wally Skinner21 October 1986March 200316 yearsSelamat Munap - - -Yakub Abu BakarMarch 200320 September 20041 yearAbdul Rahman Ibrahim20 September 200424 May 2005Bahrin Abdullah29 May 201022 October 2015Hisham Mohd Hanifah22 October 201530 January 2018Amin Liew AbdullahAhmaddin Abdul Rahman30 January 20187 June 2022Abdul Manaf Metussin20 September 20187 June 2022Khairuddin Abdul Hamid7 June 20224 June 2026Pengiran Zety Sufina
See also Brunei Darussalam Central Bank
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