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Illicit cigarette market: associated tax gap in the United Kingdom 2011-2017

Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit cigarette market in the United Kingdom from 2011/12 to 2016/17 (Figures are expressed in billions of British Pounds, except where otherwise indicated)

The data displays the cigarette tax gap in the UK from fiscal year 2011/12 to 2016/17 in million GBP. The amount of tax revenue lost to the illicit cigarette market has fluctuated from between 900 million and 1.8 billion GBP.

2011/12 1
2012/13 1.3
2013/14 1.4
2014/15 0.9
2015/16 1.6
2016/17 1.8