A) General Objective of the Ministry:
To formulate national economic and fiscal policies, ensure coordination in financial affairs, implement taxation strategies, and design and execute joint economic cooperation and investment programs with foreign countries.B) Core Functions:• Formulation and coordination of economic policies• Development and implementation of national economic and fiscal strategies• Ensuring inter-agency alignment in executing economic policies
International Investment and Cooperation:• Oversight of outbound investments by Iranian entities and inbound foreign direct investment (FDI)• Provision of economic and technical assistance to foreign governments• Design and implementation of bilateral and multilateral economic and technical

International Loans and Credit Facilities:
• Disbursement of loans and credit lines to foreign governments and institutions• Acquisition and utilization of external loans and credit facilities

Oversight of the Private Sector and Financial Activities:• Monitoring private sector financial and economic activities to support national development plans• Supervision of the assessment and collection of direct and indirect taxes and other public revenue sources
Public Revenue Management:• Supervision of import/export operations, trade agreements, and customs regulations• Enforcement of exemptions and prohibitions under customs law• Centralization of public revenues in treasury accounts and oversight of their timely utilization

Fiscal and Budgetary Management:• Allocation of budgetary resources for current and capital expenditures to executive agencies• Disbursement of approved national budget allocations and oversight of payments and receivables

Financial Operations and Accounting:• Facilitating payments through the provision of revolving funds to executive agencies• Settlement of debts owed by ministries and public institutions• Preparation and auditing of annual budget performance reports and financial statements of government entities

Legal and Contractual Oversight:• Policy development for legal review and advisory on bills, contracts, and agreements• Supervision of financial, banking, insurance, taxation, and procurement activities of executive agencies

Oversight of State Assets and Financial Regulations:• Monitoring and centralizing records of government-owned assets and maintaining title deeds for immovable properties• Investigation of financial misconduct in accordance with the Public Accounting Law

Securities Issuance and Financial Supervision:• Oversight of the printing of securities and financial instruments for public revenue collection• Authorization of bond issuance and other financial instruments within the legal framework

Review and Proposal of Legal Reforms:• Assessment of national revenue sources and proposal of new or amended fiscal legislation and regulations