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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1811 (213 years ago) |
| Type | Executive department |
| Jurisdiction | Islandwide |
| Headquarters | San Juan, PR |
| Agency executive | |
| Child agency | |
| Key documents | |
| Website | www.hacienda.gobierno.pr |
| Footnotes | |
| Dates back to the Cortes of Cádiz. Few historic documents of that era remain. | |
| Part of a series on the |
| Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico |
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The Puerto Rico Department of Treasury (Departamento de Hacienda) is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible for the treasury of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is one of the constitutionally-created executive departments and is headed by a Secretary.[1]
The department collects taxes, operates the local lottery, and serves as the central disbursement agency of the government.