VAT: Tax Evasion
Commons · Question 128304 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the level of loss to public finances of VAT non-compliance by overseas retailers through online marketplaces.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 28 Apr 2026
HMRC’s best estimate of VAT losses, for 2021 to 2022, as a result of overseas seller non-compliance occurring through online marketplaces is £150 million per annum as published in the NAO report Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail - NAO ...