Claim: Under Labour the tax gap was falling by £1.5bn/year. Under the Conservatives it has been increasing by £1bn/year.
Fact-check: What's been happening to the tax gap? - Full Fact
Verdict: the numbers are accurate but very uncertain. the proportion of tax due but unpaid is lower under labour but no longer falling.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amy Sippitt
Date published: 2015-04-12T00:00:00