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Illicit beer market: associated tax gap in the UK 2011-2017

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

The data displays the beer tax gap in the UK from fiscal year 2011/12 to 2016/17, in million GBP. Over this five year period, the illicit beer market cost the UK government an estimated total 4.9 billion GBP in lost tax revenue. The peak was in the fiscal year 2014/15, at 1 billion GBP.

2011/12	650
2012/13	700
2013/14	900
2014/15	1000
2015/16	800
2016/17	850

Illicit beer market: associated tax gap in the UK 2011-2017

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