In 2021, the highest recorded VAT tax gap in the EU was in Italy, at over 14.5 billion euros. The lowest recorded VAT tax gap during this time period was in the Netherlands, where the tax authorities actually collected 146 million euros more in VAT than they had expected to collect.
Value added tax (VAT) gap amount in the European Union in 2021
(in million euros)
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WIFO, & European Commission, & CASE. (October 23, 2023). Value added tax (VAT) gap amount in the European Union in 2021 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175878/vat-tax-gap-in-europe/
WIFO, und European Commission, und CASE. "Value added tax (VAT) gap amount in the European Union in 2021 (in million euros)." Chart. October 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175878/vat-tax-gap-in-europe/
WIFO, European Commission, CASE. (2023). Value added tax (VAT) gap amount in the European Union in 2021 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175878/vat-tax-gap-in-europe/
WIFO, and European Commission, and CASE. "Value Added Tax (Vat) Gap Amount in The European Union in 2021 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175878/vat-tax-gap-in-europe/
WIFO & European Commission & CASE, Value added tax (VAT) gap amount in the European Union in 2021 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175878/vat-tax-gap-in-europe/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Value added tax (VAT) gap amount in the European Union in 2021 (in million euros) [Graph], WIFO, & European Commission, & CASE, October 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175878/vat-tax-gap-in-europe/
