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
12.1
VAT
10
Corporation tax
4.4
Excise duties
2.8
Other taxes
1.7
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Tax not collected in billion GBP12.112.110104.44.42.82.81.71.7Income tax, National Insurance andcapital gains taxVATCorporation taxExcise dutiesOther taxes
02.557.51012.515
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