Cost of The Fraud
According to the case Federation of Technological Industries v Customs and Excise Commissioners ( EWCA Civ 1020) in 2002-3 the estimated cumulative cost of such frauds to the UK alone was between £1.65 and £2.64 billion (US$2.9 to $4.62).
According to the BBC, "So-called 'missing trader' or 'carousel' fraud is estimated to cost European taxpayers up to £170bn a year - twice the European Union's annual budget."
The fraud has mutated and now can incorporate all high value goods such as designer goods, health products, jewellery etc.
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