EU analysis finds VAT gap remained significant in 2019

Alice Jones

December 03, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis could widen the VAT gap further

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 Jones

Commercial Editor ITR

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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