The Ministry of Finance and National Planning (贊比亞財政和國家計劃部) is the Zambian government ministry responsible for the preparation of the national budget, economic management, resource mobilization, debt management, and public finance management. Its mandate is derived from the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act of the Laws of Zambia, originally enacted in 1958. The ministry is also responsible for national visioning, national development planning, appraisal of public investments, and coordination of development assistance programs.