* The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax due to the government and the amount actually collected. The taxes associated with diesel include VAT and duty. Figures are HMRC mid-point estimates and should be interpreted as an indicator of long-term trends rather than a precise estimate of year-to-year changes. Figures are independently rounded to the nearest 50 million British pounds.
Data on the diesel tax gap in Great Britain from fiscal year 2011/12 to 2018/19 shows that in the most recent period, the illicit diesel market cost the British government an estimated *** million British pounds in lost tax revenue.
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Tax revenue losses (tax gap) due to the illicit diesel market in Great Britain from 2011/12 to 2018/2019 (in million GBP) [Graph], HM Revenue and Customs, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/284593/illicit-diesel-market-associated-tax-gap-in-great-britain-uk/
