Committee of Finance

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The Committee of Finance was a key financial oversight and budgetary body of the French National Convention during the French Revolution.

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instanceOf committee
financial oversight body
government body
country France
establishedBy French National Convention
function budgetary control
financial oversight
management of public finances
supervision of state expenditures
supervision of state revenues
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasRole advisory role on financial legislation
preparation of financial decrees
historicalPeriod French Revolution
jurisdiction French First Republic
language French
legislativeContext French Revolution
location Paris
meetsAt National Convention
operatedBy French National Convention
oversightOf Treasury
public spending
tax collection
partOf French National Convention
politicalSystem revolutionary government of France
responsibleFor national budget
public accounts
state financial administration
subordinateTo plenary of the National Convention
timeframe 1790s

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French National Convention created Committee of Finance