Ministry of Finance (Croatia)

Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Finance
Ministarstvo financija

Headquarters of the Ministry of Finance
Agency overview
Formed31 May 1990
JurisdictionGovernment of Croatia
HeadquartersKatančićeva 5, Zagreb, Croatia
45°48′29″N 15°58′37″E / 45.808010°N 15.976934°E / 45.808010; 15.976934
Employees8976 (2025)[1]
Annual budgetEUR 2.82 billion (2025)[2]
Minister responsible
Websitemfin.gov.hr

The ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Ministarstvo financija) is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state finances and the budget.

List of ministers

Minister Party Term start Term end Days
in office
Marijan Hanžeković HDZ 25 July 1990 17 July 1991 357
Jozo Martinović Ind. 31 July 1991 12 August 1992 378
Zoran Jašić HDZ 12 August 1992 7 July 1994 694
Božo Prka HDZ 7 July 1994 11 September 1997 1,162
Borislav Škegro HDZ 11 September 1997 27 January 2000 868
Mato Crkvenac SDP 27 January 2000 23 December 2003 1,426
Ivan Šuker HDZ 23 December 2003 28 December 2010 2,562
Martina Dalić HDZ 29 December 2010 23 December 2011 359
Slavko Linić SDP 23 December 2011 6 May 2014 865
Boris Lalovac SDP 14 May 2014 22 January 2016 618
Zdravko Marić Ind. 22 January 2016 5 July 2022 2,356
Marko Primorac Ind. 15 July 2022 Incumbent 1,257

Organization

The Ministry has a total of 8976 staff (as of 2025), and it is split into 3 administrations:[1]

  • Ministry of Finance proper
  • Tax Administration
  • Customs Administration
Ministry of Finance proper
Department Croatian language Staff
Cabinet of the Minister Kabinet Ministra 14
General Secretariat Glavno tajništvo 132
Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Planning Zavod za makroekonomske analize i planiranje 43
Directorate for European Union and International Financial Relations Uprava za Europsku Uniju i međunarodne financijske odnose 84
Directorate for the Economy and Financial System Uprava za gospodarstvo i financijski sustav 64
Directorate for State-Owned Enterprises, Concessions and State Aid Uprava za trgovačka društva u državnom vlasništvu, koncesije i državne potpore 82
Directorate for State Treasury Processes Related to the Preparation of the State Budget and Support to the Financing System of Local and Regional Self-Government Units Uprava za procese državne riznice koji se odnose na pripremu državnog proračuna te podršku sustavu financiranja jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave 69
Directorate for State Treasury processes related to the execution and single account of the budget Uprava za procese državne riznice koji se odnose na izvršavanje i jedinstveni račun proračuna 78
Directorate for State Treasury Processes Related to State Accounting and the Information System Uprava za procese državne riznice koji se odnose na državno računovodstvo i informacijski sustav 88
Public Debt Management Directorate Uprava za upravljanje javnim dugom 68
Directorate for Financial Management, Internal Audit and Supervision Uprava za financijsko upravljanje, unutarnju reviziju i nadzor 101
Independent Sector for Appellate Administrative Procedure Samostalni Sektor za drugostupanjski upravni postupak 49
Independent Sector for Audit Supervision Samostalni Sektor za nadzor revizije 26
Financial Inspectorate Financijski inspektorat 68
Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering Ured za sprječavanje pranja novca 53
Total 1021
Tax Administration
Department Croatian language Staff
Central Office Središnji ured 459
Zagreb Regional Office Područni ured Zagreb 938
Office for Large Taxpayers Ured za velike porezne obveznike 110
Osijek Regional Office Područni ured Osijek 199
Pazin Regional Office Područni ured Pazin 292
Rijeka Regional Office Područni ured Rijeka 312
Split Regional Office Područni ured Split 419
Zadar Regional Office Područni ured Zadar 166
Zagreb County Regional Office Područni ured Zagrebačka županija 243
Bjelovar Regional Office Područni ured Bjelovar 87
Čakovec Regional Office Područni ured Čakovec 91
Dubrovnik Regional Office Područni ured Dubrovnik 133
Karlovac Regional Office Područni ured Karlovac 85
Koprivnica Regional Office Područni ured Koprivnica 91
Krapina Regional Office Područni ured Krapina 88
Sisak Regional Office Područni ured Sisak 101
Slavonski Brod Regional Office Područni ured Slavonski Brod 85
Šibenik Regional Office Područni ured Šibenik 109
Varaždin Regional Office Područni ured Varaždin 123
Vukovar Regional Office Područni ured Vukovar 109
Gospić Regional Office Područni ured Gospić 47
Požega Regional Office Područni ured Požega 48
Virovitica Regional Office Područni ured Virovitica 64
Total 4399
Customs Administration
Department Croatian language Staff
Director's Office Ured ravnatelja 8
Customs System Sector Sektor za carinski sustav 120
Excise and Special Taxes Sector Sektor za trošarine i posebne poreze 44
Supervision Sector Sektor za nadzor 27
Sector for intelligence, analytics and risk management Sektor za obavještajne poslove, analitiku i upravljanje rizicima 54
Mobile Unit Sector Sektor za mobilne jedinice 320
Finance Sector Sektor za financije 55
Sector for Human Resources Management, Training and Legal Affairs Sektor za upravljanje ljudskim potencijalima, izobrazbu i pravne poslove 47
Sector for European Affairs, International Cooperation and European Union Projects Sektor za europske poslove, međunarodnu suradnju i projekte Europske Unije 17
Information System Sektor za informacijski sustav 84
Sector for Internal Audit, Supervision and Control Sektor za unutarnju reviziju, nadzor i kontrolu 44
Sector for Strategic Planning and Public Relations Sektor za strateško planiranje i odnose s javnošću 13
Zagreb Regional Customs Office Područni carinski ured Zagreb 752
Rijeka Regional Customs Office Područni carinski ured Rijeka 409
Osijek Regional Customs Office Područni carinski ured Osijek 789
Split Regional Customs Office Područni carinski ured Split 773
Total 3556

Officials

Currently serving officials at the Ministry:[3][4][5]

Minister

  • Marko Primorac, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and Minister of Finance

State Secretaries

  • Stipe Župan
  • Davor Zoričić
  • Tereza Rogić Lugarić

Directors of departments

  • Leon Žulj, Director of the Directorate for State-Owned Enterprises, Concessions and State Aid (Ravnatelj Uprave za trgovačka društva u državnom vlasništvu, koncesije i državne potpore)
  • Hrvoje Radovanić, authorized to perform the duties of the Director of the Public Debt Management Directorate (ovlašten za obavljanje poslova ravnatelja Uprave za upravljanje javnim dugom)
  • Ana Zorić, authorized to perform the duties of the Director of the Directorate for the Economy and Financial System (ovlaštena za obavljanje poslova ravnatelja Uprave za gospodarstvo i financijski sustav)
  • Hana Zoričić, authorized to perform the duties of the Director of the Directorate for State Treasury Processes Related to the Preparation of the State Budget and Support to the Financing System of Local and Regional Self-Government Units (ovlaštena za obavljanje poslova ravnatelja Uprave za procese Državne riznice koji se odnose na pripremu državnog proračuna te podršku sustavu financiranja jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave)
  • Danka Mihaljević, authorized for the processes of the State Treasury related to the execution and single account of the budget (ovlaštena za procese Državne riznice koji se odnose na izvršavanje i jedinstveni račun proračuna)
  • Ivana Radeljak Novaković, authorized to perform the duties of Director of the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Planning (ovlaštena za obavljanje poslova ravnateljice Zavoda za makroekonomske analize i planiranje)
  • Doria Petričević Štefanac, authorized to perform the duties of Director of the Directorate for European Union and International Financial Relations (ovlaštena za obavljanje poslova ravnatelja Uprave za Europsku uniju i međunarodne financijske odnose)
  • Željko Sarić, authorized to perform the duties of chief financial inspector (ovlašten za obavljanje poslova glavnog financijskog inspektora)

References

  1. ^ a b "Uredba o unutarnjem ustrojstvu Ministarstva financija" (in Croatian). Narodne Novine. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ^ "ODLUKA o proračunskom okviru za razdoblje 2025. - 2027" (PDF). Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ^ "O ministru". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Državni tajnici". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Ravnatelji uprava". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 28 August 2025.