There are six Deputy Director-led teams within BTILA (Business Tax & International Legal Advisers). Our work spans a broad range of business tax and international matters, including corporation tax, VAT, environmental taxes and excise, customs, business rates advice to the Valuation Office Agency, and international trade. Our lawyers advise on legislation, support HMRCs operational delivery, provide policy advice to HMRC and HM Treasury, and work closely with ministers and legal colleagues across government.
The main areas covered by the Environmental Taxes work include, Fuel duty, Aggregates Levy, Air Passenger Duty, Climate Change Levy, Landfill Tax, Plastic Packaging Tax and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. The areas covered by the Excise work, include, Alcohol duty, Gambling duties, Tobacco duties, and the new Vaping Products duty. This is a new team bringing excise and environmental together and there is an opportunity to shape the vision and direction of the team.
The work attracts stakeholder interest and plays an important role in supporting HMRCs wider strategic objectives. The team regularly provides advice to Ministers, HMRCs Commissioners and senior governance boards, requiring clear, practical and legally robust analysis.
You will work closely with policy and operational areas across HMRC, HM Treasury and other government departments, as well as colleagues across Legal Group and the wider Government Legal Profession. You will join BTILA leadership team alongside me and the other Deputy Directors. You will be a part of the wider team leading the advisory function (this is BTILA and the directorate advising on cross cutting and personal tax areas) as well as being a member of the Legal Enterprise Leadership Group.
Working across our five regional centres, we take a strategic approach to leadership, resourcing, risk management, capability building and professional development, while maintaining a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and employee wellbeing.
