Records of the Eger Financial Directorate, 1870-1956

Records of the Eger Financial Directorate, 1870-1956 

Replacing financial districts of the Habsburg-era administration operating directly under the imperial Ministry of Finances, the modern-era financial directorates in Hungary were established by Act XXVIII of 1889 (modified by Act XI of 1909 and Act IV of 1924). Headed by a financial director appointed by the head of state, financial directorates operated in the seats of counties and were subordinated to the Ministry of Finances. It was the main supervisory authority in financial and taxation matters of state and municipal authorities. The sphere of authority of the Eger Financial Directorate was the entire territory of Heves County. In 1950, the Eger Financial Directorate was dissolved and replaced by the Financial Department of the Heves County Council. However, the fond also includes records from the periods before and after the legal existence of the Eger Financial Directorate. Between 1938 and 1944, financial directorates played a crucial role in the implementation of anti-Jewish laws and in the state-controlled campaign to systematically seize the assets of Hungarian Jews.  

Records of the Eger Financial Directorate, 1870-1956