Data on the tax gap value in the United Kingdom in the fiscal year 2018/19, by tax type shows that the taxes that make up the largest proportion of the tax gap are income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax. It is estimated that they accounted for 12.1 billion British pounds in lost tax revenue.
Value of the tax gap in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by tax type*
(in billion GBP)
Characteristic
Tax not collected in billion GBP
Income tax, National Insurance and capital gains tax
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HM Revenue and Customs. (July 30, 2020). Value of the tax gap in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by tax type* (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284536/tax-gap-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-tax-type/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Value of the tax gap in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by tax type* (in billion GBP) ." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284536/tax-gap-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-tax-type/
HM Revenue and Customs. (2020). Value of the tax gap in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by tax type* (in billion GBP) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284536/tax-gap-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-tax-type/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Value of The Tax Gap in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018/19, by Tax Type* (in Billion Gbp) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284536/tax-gap-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-tax-type/
HM Revenue and Customs, Value of the tax gap in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by tax type* (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284536/tax-gap-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-tax-type/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Value of the tax gap in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by tax type* (in billion GBP) [Graph], HM Revenue and Customs, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284536/tax-gap-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-tax-type/