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2026-06-22 · Treasury · 12592 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of annual VAT losses arising from non-compliance by sellers operating through online marketplaces.

Answer

HMRC has estimated annual VAT losses arising from non-compliance by sellers operating through online marketplaces could be hundreds of millions of pounds each year (see Extending VAT online marketplace liability to combat non-compliance, chapter 3. Introd...