In 2021/22 the tax gap as a percentage of theoretical tax liabilities in the United Kingdom was 4.8 percent, the same as in the previous financial year. During this provided time period, the tax gap in the UK was highest in 2005/06, when it was 7.5 percent, and lowest in 2018/19.
Tax gap as a percentage of theoretical tax liabilities in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2021/22
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HM Revenue and Customs. (June 22, 2023). Tax gap as a percentage of theoretical tax liabilities in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284546/united-kingdom-uk-percentage-tax-gap/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Tax gap as a percentage of theoretical tax liabilities in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2021/22." Chart. June 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284546/united-kingdom-uk-percentage-tax-gap/
HM Revenue and Customs. (2023). Tax gap as a percentage of theoretical tax liabilities in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284546/united-kingdom-uk-percentage-tax-gap/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Tax Gap as a Percentage of Theoretical Tax Liabilities in The United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284546/united-kingdom-uk-percentage-tax-gap/
HM Revenue and Customs, Tax gap as a percentage of theoretical tax liabilities in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284546/united-kingdom-uk-percentage-tax-gap/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Tax gap as a percentage of theoretical tax liabilities in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2021/22 [Graph], HM Revenue and Customs, June 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284546/united-kingdom-uk-percentage-tax-gap/