In
the United Kingdom billions of pounds is lost annually due
to tax fraud.
Here
are some statistics:
Gangs
evading VAT on alcohol and tobacco cost the government £7.3
billion annually.
The
government loses up to £3.5 billion a year through tobacco
smuggling alone.
The
government loses up to £1 billion a year due to fuel
fraud.
There
has been a 150% rise in fraud cases between January and June
2002 in comparison to the previous year.
For
a history of taxation in the United Kingdom click here.
For
some opinions on the tax system in the United Kingdom click
here.
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