The Norwegian Ministry of Finance is the central budget authority and has a shared responsibility with the Ministry of Culture and Equality  regarding gender budgeting,   The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act Section 24 requires that all public authorities must work actively and systematically to promote equality in all their activities, including budgeting. This includes a gender equality perspective as well as an intersectional perspective. The Central Government Financial Management Regulations has general requirements towards state agencies to operate in accordance with current laws and regulations, (R-4/2022).  The statutory duty on all public entities to promote gender equality including in budgeting and to report on what is done and on what the results of these activites are through the state budget, is the most important tool for gender budgeting in Norway.