The UK tax gap and how to close it
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The UK tax gap and how to close it

Gideon Sanitt, 
Jackelyn West , Victoria Braid
July 15, 2024
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The Labour Party has made ambitious commitments to close the UK’s ‘tax gap’, but how can they do it, and what will it mean for business?

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