Puerto Rico Department of Treasury

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Puerto Rico Department of Treasury
Agency overview

Formed	1811 (211 years ago)
Type	Executive department
Jurisdiction	Islandwide
Headquarters	San Juan, PR
Agency executive	Francisco Parés Alicea, Secretary
Child agency	Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions
Key documents	Foraker Act Jones Act Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1994
Website	www.hacienda.gobierno.pr
Footnotes
Dates back to the Cortes of Cádiz. Few historic documents of that era remain.

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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.

Agencies[]

Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions

Secretary[]

1917–1922: José E. Benedicto
1922–1923:
1923–1924:
1924–1929:
1930–1935: Manuel V. Domenech
1935–1940:
1941–1948:
1949–1955: Sol Luis Descartes
1955–1958: Rafael Picó
1958–1963:
1964–1968:
1969–1970:
1970–1971:
1971–1972:
1972–1973:
1973–1976: Salvador E. Casellas
1976–1981:
1981–1984: Carmen Ana Culpeper
1985–1989:
1989–1992:
1992–1993:
1993–1997:
1997–2000:
2001–2004:
2005–2007:
2008–2008:
2008–2009:
2009–2013: Jesús F. Méndez
2013–2017: Melba Acosta Febo
2017–2018:
2018–2019:
2019–present: Francisco Parés Alicea

References[]

^ "Plan de Reorganización Núm. 3 de 1994". Government of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on August 23, 2004. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

External links[]

Official website (in Spanish)

v t Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico
Agriculture Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Public Safety Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury

v t Government finances in Puerto Rico
Accounting	Budget Debt crisis Government budget balance Public debt
Assets	Consolidated Fund General Fund
Bond issuers	AFI Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure of Puerto Rico COFIM COFINA Government Development Bank Municipal Financing Agency Public Financing Corporation
Bonds	Bonds issued by Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenue Bonds
Other agencies	Department of Economic Development and Commerce Department of Treasury Economic Development Bank Office of Management and Budget Planning Board Public–Private Partnerships Authority
Taxation	Internal Revenue Code Sales and Use Tax Taxation in Puerto Rico