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Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 1 July 2026UIN 12592

The 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.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

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. Introduction).

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