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Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 February 2010. It was answered by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


VAT

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what his most recent estimate is of the revenue lost in a year through the non-payment of value added tax and excise duty on (a) wine, (b) spirits and (c) tobacco;
Answer

The Department does not currently have an estimate for the level of fraud in wine.The most recent estimate of the revenue lost for spirits and tobacco was published in "Measuring Tax Gaps—2009" in November 2009 and is available in the House of Commons Library and can be found on the internet at:"http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/measuring-tax-gaps.htm"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
506 c406W; 316988
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Excise duties VAT Tobacco
Link
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