date:Aug 30, 2012
The Commons Public Accounts Committee warned today (August 29) that no duty is paid on up to one-in-10 cans of beer consumed in Britain. But there are only about six successful prosecutions for non payment of duty each year.
Richard Bacon Conservative MP for South Norfolk and member of the Committee of Public Accounts, said:Alcohol fraud is big business. The department[HM Revenue and Customs]estimates that the gap between taxes due on alcohol and the amount actually collected might be as large