Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement
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Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement is Switzerland’s federal ministry responsible for national financial policy, budgeting, taxation, and customs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement canonical | 5 |
| Swiss Federal Department of Finance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3638664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement Context triple: [Federal Department of Finance, nativeName, Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement]
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A.
Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
The Federal Chancellery of Switzerland is the staff office of the Swiss Federal Council, providing administrative support, coordination, and communication services for the federal government.
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B.
Swiss federal government
The Swiss federal government is the national executive authority of Switzerland, responsible for implementing federal laws, managing national administration, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
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C.
Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank is Switzerland’s independent central bank responsible for the country’s monetary policy and the stability of the Swiss financial system.
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D.
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is Switzerland’s independent financial regulator responsible for overseeing banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, and other financial intermediaries to ensure the stability and integrity of the Swiss financial system.
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E.
Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank
The Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank is the governing oversight body responsible for supervising and guiding the bank’s overall organization, financial control, and strategic direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement Target entity description: Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement is Switzerland’s federal ministry responsible for national financial policy, budgeting, taxation, and customs.
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A.
Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
The Federal Chancellery of Switzerland is the staff office of the Swiss Federal Council, providing administrative support, coordination, and communication services for the federal government.
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B.
Swiss federal government
The Swiss federal government is the national executive authority of Switzerland, responsible for implementing federal laws, managing national administration, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
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C.
Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank is Switzerland’s independent central bank responsible for the country’s monetary policy and the stability of the Swiss financial system.
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D.
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is Switzerland’s independent financial regulator responsible for overseeing banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, and other financial intermediaries to ensure the stability and integrity of the Swiss financial system.
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E.
Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank
The Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank is the governing oversight body responsible for supervising and guiding the bank’s overall organization, financial control, and strategic direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss federal department
ⓘ
federal ministry ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
DFF
ⓘ
DFF ⓘ
surface form:
DFFi
EFD ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| follows |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Schweizerische Bundesverfassung in Finanzfragen
|
| hasOrganizationalForm | Departement der Bundesverwaltung ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.efd.admin.ch ⓘ |
| headedBy | Bundesrat ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Schweizerischer Bundesstaat ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Deutsch
ⓘ
Französisch ⓘ Italienisch ⓘ Rätoromanisch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bundeshaus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundeshaus West
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| memberOf |
Swiss federal government
ⓘ
surface form:
Schweizerischer Bundesrat (Departementsebene)
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| nativeName |
Federal Department of Finance
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surface form:
Dipartimento federale delle finanze
Federal Department of Finance ⓘ
surface form:
Département fédéral des finances
Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement self-link ⓘ |
| oversees |
Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesamt für Bauten und Logistik
Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation ⓘ Swiss Federal Audit Office ⓘ
surface form:
Eidgenössische Finanzkontrolle
Eidgenössische Finanzverwaltung ⓘ Swiss customs administration ⓘ
surface form:
Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung
Federal Customs Administration ⓘ
surface form:
Eidgenössische Zollverwaltung
State Secretariat for International Financial Matters ⓘ
surface form:
Staatssekretariat für internationale Finanzfragen
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| partOf |
federal office of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesverwaltung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) ⓘ
surface form:
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
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| responsibleFor |
Bundesbudget
ⓘ
Bundeshaushalt ⓘ Bundessteuern ⓘ Finanzbeziehungen zwischen Bund und Kantonen ⓘ Finanzmarktaufsicht auf Bundesebene ⓘ Finanzmarktpolitik ⓘ Steuerpolitik ⓘ Zollwesen ⓘ nationale Finanzpolitik ⓘ |
| seat | Bern ⓘ |
| sector | öffentliche Finanzen ⓘ |
| task |
Erarbeitung der Finanzplanung des Bundes
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Vertretung der Schweiz in internationalen Finanzfragen ⓘ Vollzug der Bundessteuergesetze ⓘ Vollzug der Zollgesetzgebung ⓘ Vorbereitung des Voranschlags des Bundes ⓘ |
| uses |
Swiss franc
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surface form:
Schweizerfranken
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement Description of subject: Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement is Switzerland’s federal ministry responsible for national financial policy, budgeting, taxation, and customs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swiss Federal Department of Finance