Director General, Tax and Welfare
James Bowler
Biography
Director General, Tax and Welfare
Responsibilities include:
- ensuring the delivery of HM Treasury’s work programme, in particular supporting the government’s objectives to ensure stable and sustainable tax receipts to fund government spending in the least distortive way
- leading the Treasury’s relationships with HMRC and DWP and representing the Treasury externally to support effective communication of the government’s tax and welfare plans
- engaging with stakeholders on tax and welfare proposals