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Written question asked by John Baron (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2004. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 15 November 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total amount of duty on tobacco products evaded and avoided since 2000, broken down by (a) revenue lost through cross-border shopping and (b) revenue lost through smuggling and fraud. - No figures and inc ref to 'Measuring and Tackling Tax Losses', in Library.
Answer

Mr. Baron: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the total amount of duty on tobacco products evaded and avoided since 2000, broken down by (a) revenue lost through cross-border shopping and (b) revenue lost through smuggling and fraud. [196979] John Healey: Estimates of tobacco revenue lost through legitimate cross-border shopping and through smuggling and fraud, for the last three financial years, are contained in HM Customs and Excise's paper Measuring and Tackling Tax Losses published alongside the pre Budget report in December 2003, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
426 c954W;426 c958W; 196979
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Fraud Excise duties Tobacco Smuggling Tax evasion Tax yields Shopping
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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