Pat McFadden comments on figures showing that the tax gap increased from £30.8bn to £35.8bn

Thursday, 22 June 2023 13:06

Pat McFadden MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary, commenting on figures from HMRC showing that the tax gap increased from £30.8bn in 2020/21 to £35.8bn in 2021/22, said: “These are hugely concerning figures, showing that the Treasury failed to close the tax gap at all in percentage terms in in Rishi Sunak's final year in charge, and instead saw it grow by £5 billion in cash terms in the space of twelve months, to the highest level the gap has reached since 2015....Request free trial