The cost of tax evasion to Guernsey

Tax evasion is costly to Guernsey. Credit: PA

The cost of tax evasion to Guernsey last year was more than £7m, although £1.8m of this was recovered.

During 2014, the island's Income Tax Office dealt with 344 cases in which people and businesses hadn't revealed income, or had made incorrect claims for allowances or deductions.

In total, £7.1m in tax was unpaid, or lost to false claims:

£1.8m was recovered by the Income Tax Office, and is being used to support the island's public services: