Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz

What Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz does

The Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz (Ministry of Finance of Rhineland-Palatinate) is a state government ministry headquartered in Mainz, Germany, responsible for state finance, tax administration, municipal financial oversight, and the digital transformation of public administration in Rhineland-Palatinate. The ministry employs approximately 230 staff and is led by Finance Minister Doris Ahnen and State Secretary Dr. Fedor Rose, who took office on May 18, 2026, with explicit responsibilities for digitalization and state modernization.

The ministry's core service portfolio includes the MeinELSTER+ electronic tax filing platform, which in July 2026 added a 'Steuererklärung mit einem Klick' feature that auto-generates tax declarations from existing government data for single, childless employees and pensioners; the Beh\u00f6rdennummer 115 unified authority hotline served through five regional service centers (Cochem, Koblenz, Ludwigshafen, Mainz, Trier); the CERT-rlp computer emergency response team; a free Cybersecurity-Check for municipalities based on DIN SPEC 27076; and the ISO 27001-certified rlp-Netz statewide secure data network. It also operates an information security management system based on BSI IT-Grundschutz across state agencies and, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Landesbetrieb Daten und Information (LDI), manages the state's IT base infrastructure.

As a government state entity owned by the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, the ministry has no commercial revenue model; it is funded through state budget allocations and tax revenues, and its statutory functions include tax law administration, state budget management, municipal financial support, capital market operations, and digital infrastructure development. Its customer base comprises the citizens of Rhineland-Palatinate, the state's municipal administrations (Städte, Gemeinden, Landkreise), and local businesses, with distribution through 12 Finanzämter, the 115 service centers, the MeinELSTER+ digital platform, and a state-wide service portal.

Name

Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz

Legal name

Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz

Website

https://fm.rlp.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz is a German state government ministry headquartered in Mainz, responsible for state tax administration, budget management, municipal finance, and digital government services for the citizens, municipalities, and businesses of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Tax Administration

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130), Public Finance Activities (92113), Public Administration (92)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management (BPAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration (BPAIABAD), Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE), Tax Return Filing, Processing & Assessment (BPAIADAC)

Keywords

• Tax administration services
• Public finance management
• E-government services
• Digital tax filing
• Municipal cybersecurity

Headquarters

HQ city

Mainz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public sector funding: Government ministry funded through state budget allocations and tax revenues. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz is the state government ministry responsible for tax administration, state budget management, and digital transformation of public administration in Rhineland-Palatinate. It operates the MeinELSTER+ electronic tax filing platform, the Behördennummer 115 unified citizen service hotline, cybersecurity services (CERT-rlp) for state entities, and the secure rlp-Netz data infrastructure connecting government administrations across the state. It also provides financial oversight and funding support to municipal administrations.

Product overview

Ministerium der Finanzen Rheinland-Pfalz operates government services including the MeinELSTER+ electronic tax filing platform with its new 'Steuererklärung mit einem Klick' automated tax return feature, the Behördennummer 115 unified authority hotline, the CERT-rlp computer emergency response team, and the Cybersecurity-Check service for municipalities. The ministry also maintains the RLP-Netz statewide data network infrastructure and implements an information security management system across all state agencies. These services support the digitalization of public administration in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MeinELSTER+: Digital tax filing application for citizens to submit tax declarations electronically
• CERT-rlp
• RLP-Netz

Products and services

• MeinELSTER+ Electronic Tax Filing Platform Electronic tax filing application and platform that enables citizens to submit their income tax declarations digitally to the responsible tax office, including the new one-click automated filing feature that pre-populates declarations from existing government data.
• Behördennummer 115 (Authority Number 115) Unified government service hotline providing citizens and businesses with answers to common administrative questions across all government levels without needing to identify the responsible authority. Operated through service centers in Cochem, Koblenz, Ludwigshafen, Mainz, and Trier.
• CERT-rlp (Computer Emergency Response Team Rheinland-Pfalz) State-level computer emergency response team that detects targeted cyber attacks and issues warnings about security vulnerabilities in software for government entities in Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Cybersecurity-Check für Kommunen (Cybersecurity Check for Municipalities) Free cybersecurity assessment service for municipal administrations in Rhineland-Palatinate, providing an overview of their information security status through guided three-hour interviews with qualified consultants, based on DIN SPEC 27076.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4G/LTE coverage at 96.59% and 5G at 92.71% of state territory
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Collaboration for mobile network measurement campaigns where citizens use the Bundesnetzagentur app to measure coverage. Data is submitted anonymously to the agency for comparison with official operator data to identify coverage gaps.
• Kommunale Spitzenverbände Rheinland-Pfalz (Landkreistag, Städtetag, Gemeinde- und Städtebund)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cooperation agreement for joint administration digitalization, register modernization implementing the 'Once-Only' principle, OZG implementation, and unified digital services for citizens.
• Nordrhein-Westfalen (State of North Rhine-Westphalia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint state-wide mobile network measurement campaign that served as a blueprint for the first national measurement week in 2025.
• Landesbetrieb für Daten und Information (LDI)coreTechnology or IntegrationState-operated IT service provider operating the ministry's internet services. Responsible for the technical operation of digital services including the service portal.
• Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)coreTechnology or IntegrationFederal cybersecurity authority providing standards, certifications, and guidance. The rlp-Netz received ISO 27001 certification based on BSI IT-Grundschutz methodology.
• HUMAN HELP NETWORK e.V.minorOthersMainz-based children's aid organization that organizes the Aktion Tagwerk campaign in which school students participate in charitable activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI): Germany's federal cybersecurity authority that provides IT-Grundschutz standards — the basis for rlp-Netz's ISO 27001 certification. Partner-and-ecosystem comparator rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat: Bavaria's state Ministry of Finance, directly comparable as a German Länder Finance Ministry with parallel responsibilities for state budget, tax administration, and digital government services.
• Ministerium der Finanzen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen: NRW's Finance Ministry, Germany\'s largest state by population. Comparable in mandate (tax administration, state budget, digitalization) and already a partner to RLP on the mobile measurement campaign.
• Finanzbehörde Hamburg: Hamburg's Finance Authority, a city-state finance administration with comparable tax administration, budget, and digital government functions.
• Ministerium für Finanzen Baden-Württemberg: Baden-Württemberg's Finance Ministry; a peer in state fiscal management, tax administration, and digital government transformation across another large German Länder.
• Niedersächsisches Ministerium der Finanzen: Lower Saxony's Finance Ministry, directly comparable as a state-level Finance Ministry with similar tax administration and digital government responsibilities.
• Hessisches Ministerium der Finanzen: Hesse's state Ministry of Finance, with parallel functions in state budget management, tax administration, and digital administration services.
• Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen Berlin: Berlin's Senate Finance Administration, a state-level peer handling budget, tax administration, and digital services for the capital region.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF): The German Federal Ministry of Finance, which owns the ELSTER platform that MeinELSTER+ runs on. Comparable as the federal-level counterpart in tax administration policy and digital tax services.
• ELSTER (Elektronische Steuererklärung): The federal electronic tax declaration platform operated under BMF/Bayerisches Landesamt für Steuern. Directly comparable as the platform MeinELSTER+ extends.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FM_RLP
• Instagraminstagram.com/fm.rlp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministerium-der-finanzen-rheinland-pfalz

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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