Society » Economy » Tax in the UK | Illicit wine market tax revenue losses 2017

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

Tax revenue losses (tax gap) associated with the illicit wine 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 wine tax gap in the UK from fiscal year 2010/11 to 2016/17. Over this five year period, the illicit wine market cost the UK government an estimated 1.2 billion GBP in lost tax revenue. The peak was in the fiscal year 2011/12, at 250 million.

2011/12 250
2012/13 130
2013/14 200
2014/15 200
2015/16 200
2016/17 200