The section is responsible for fiscal, tax, statistical and economic policy advice and provides liaison with the federal government and the provinces on federal/provincial fiscal arrangements. The most prominent aspects of federal/provincial fiscal arrangements are Equalization, Canada Health and Social Transfer, Income Tax Collection Agreements, Reciprocal Taxation Agreement and Fiscal Stabilization. The section maintains the function of statistical focal point for PEI, actively participating with Statistics Canada on statistical matters and responding to inquiries for statistical information.