EU analysis finds VAT gap remained significant in 2019

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EU analysis finds VAT gap remained significant in 2019

Alice Jones
December 03, 2021
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EU member states lost an estimated €134 billion ($152 billion) in VAT revenue in 2019, according to an EU report. This is due to tax avoidance and evasion, bankruptcies, and administrative errors.

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Alice is an editor of commercial content across Euromoney brands including International Tax Review (ITR), Managing IP (MIP), and International Financial Law Review (IFLR). She joined the commercial team in March 2022 after working as a journalist for ITR.
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