Where did this figure come from? This appears to refer to an unofficial estimate of the total "tax gap" calculated by Richard Murphy who runs the website Tax Research UK. What does the HMRC say? HMRC says: "The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid." Does this figure of £90 billion refer only to tax avoidance? No Mr Murphy's £90 billion estimate does not just refer to tax avoidance, but all things that contribute to the tax gap, including things like errors.  

By contrast HMRC estimates that the tax gap is around £31 billion, of which around £4.6 billion is evasion, which is illegally omitting concealing or misrepresenting information to reduce tax, and £1.7 billion is avoidance, which is reducing your tax liability by acting within the letter but not the spirit of the law.
Tax avoidance costs £90 billion per year.
Determine the veracity of the claim "Where did this figure come from? This appears to refer to an unofficial estimate of the total "tax gap" calculated by Richard Murphy who runs the website Tax Research UK. What does the HMRC say? HMRC says: "The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid." Does this figure of £90 billion refer only to tax avoidance? No Mr Murphy's £90 billion estimate does not just refer to tax avoidance, but all things that contribute to the tax gap, including things like errors.  

By contrast HMRC estimates that the tax gap is around £31 billion, of which around £4.6 billion is evasion, which is illegally omitting concealing or misrepresenting information to reduce tax, and £1.7 billion is avoidance, which is reducing your tax liability by acting within the letter but not the spirit of the law." based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "Tax avoidance costs £90 billion per year.".

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 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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Determine the veracity of the claim "Where did this figure come from? This appears to refer to an unofficial estimate of the total "tax gap" calculated by Richard Murphy who runs the website Tax Research UK. What does the HMRC say? HMRC says: "The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid." Does this figure of £90 billion refer only to tax avoidance? No Mr Murphy's £90 billion estimate does not just refer to tax avoidance, but all things that contribute to the tax gap, including things like errors.  

By contrast HMRC estimates that the tax gap is around £31 billion, of which around £4.6 billion is evasion, which is illegally omitting concealing or misrepresenting information to reduce tax, and £1.7 billion is avoidance, which is reducing your tax liability by acting within the letter but not the spirit of the law." based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "Tax avoidance costs £90 billion per year.".

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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