Minister for Taxation (Denmark)

The Minister of Taxation is the head of the Ministry of Taxation and a member of the Cabinet. As the head of the Tax Ministry, the Danish tax minister is responsible for areas concerning taxes and tariffs, as well as labour market funds.
The collection of taxes was originally assumed by the Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry's Department of Taxes and Customs was elevated to the rank of an independent ministry on 13 February 1975. It has officially been referred to as the Tax Ministry since 10 September 1987.