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Organigram of the Ministry of Finance

The political leadership of the Ministry of Finance consists of the Minister of Finance, the State Secretary for Tax Affairs, the Tax Administration and Customs and the State Secretary for Benefits and Redress. The senior civil servants make up the Board. The Ministry of Finance consists of the following organisational units:

Units

  • The Directorate-General for the Tax Administration implements tax legislation. The Tax Administration levies and collects taxes.
  • The Directorate-General for Customs monitors EU cross-border trade in goods, levies and collects import duties and taxes, and enforces legislation on health, safety, the economy and the environment.
  • The Directorate-General for Benefits ensures that essential services are affordable for all. It does this by paying benefits that many people rely on to meet the cost of health insurance, childcare and housing.
  • The Directorate-General for Tax and Customs Policy and Legislation develops policy and legislation in the field of tax and customs.
  • The Directorate-General for the Budget coordinates budget policy with the Financial and Economic Policy Directorate (part of the Secretary-General Cluster).
  • The Treasury is responsible for good financial relations with other countries, the efficient functioning of financial markets, management of government loans and management of shareholdings in companies.
  • The Programme Directorate-General for Redress has a central and coordinating role in the operation to redress the consequences of the serious failings in the childcare benefit system. It is also involved in drawing up policy relating to this operation.
  • The Secretary-General Cluster supports the directorates-general. It consists of six directorates that serve the entire ministry, and of the Central Government Audit Service and Movable Property Service, which serve the whole of central government.
  • The Tax, Benefits and Customs Inspectorate (IBTD) ensures that people are treated fairly and with decency in matters relating to taxes, benefits and customs. The IBTD is an independent supervisory authority that pursues a reflective approach, taking as its departure point the perspectives of businesses and the public.