Paymaster General

Paymaster General
the British government minister in charge of the department of the Treasury which provides bank services for all departments except the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise. Payments of pensions to civil servants, teachers, the armed forces and workers in the National Health Service are also made by the Paymaster General’s office.

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