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Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax gap was in the (a) 2005-06 financial year and (b) latest financial year for which data is available; what steps her Department is taking to close the tax gap; and whether she has set a target for closin

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
30 Jul 2024
Answer
30 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax gap was in the (a) 2005-06 financial year and (b) latest financial year for which data is available; what steps her Department is taking to close the tax gap; and whether she has set a target for closin

  2. 30 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and the amount that is actually paid. In 2005-06 the tax gap was estimated to be 7.4% (£32.4bn). The latest estimates, published in June 2024, show the tax ga...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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