Data on the spirits tax gap in the United Kingdom from fiscal year 2011/12 to 2018/19 shows that the illicit market in spirits is estimated to have cost the United Kingdom government a total of over 20 million British pounds in tax revenue losses over this period, with a high of 600 million in the fiscal year 2014/15.
Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit spirits market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2018/19 (in million GBP)
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HM Revenue and Customs. (July 30, 2020). Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit spirits market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2018/19 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284565/illicit-spirits-market-associated-tax-gap-in-the-united-kingdom/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit spirits market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2018/19 (in million GBP) ." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284565/illicit-spirits-market-associated-tax-gap-in-the-united-kingdom/
HM Revenue and Customs. (2020). Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit spirits market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2018/19 (in million GBP) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284565/illicit-spirits-market-associated-tax-gap-in-the-united-kingdom/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Tax Revenue Losses (Tax Gap) Associated with The Illicit Spirits Market in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011/12 to 2018/19 (in Million Gbp) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284565/illicit-spirits-market-associated-tax-gap-in-the-united-kingdom/
HM Revenue and Customs, Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit spirits market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2018/19 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284565/illicit-spirits-market-associated-tax-gap-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit spirits market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2018/19 (in million GBP) [Graph], HM Revenue and Customs, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284565/illicit-spirits-market-associated-tax-gap-in-the-united-kingdom/