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Research Department

Who we are and what we do

  • The Research Department is part of the staff departments of the Federal Public Service Finance. Since 1 January 2003, the former Belgian Federal Ministry of Finance has become the « Federal Public Service Finance », in short « FPS Finance » ( Ministerial Decree (PDF, 242.32 KB) of 18 December 2002).
  • Most of the tasks of the Research Department consist of work preparatory to public finance, with an emphasis on the macroeconomic aspects of budgetary and tax policies. In this context, the Research Department is also in charge of the Secretariat of the High Council of Finance. This implies notably that the reports and opinions of the High Council are prepared by the staff of the Research Department.
  • Moreover, the Research Department guarantees certain publications and is in charge of the Central Library of the FPS Finance.