# Every UK tax, and what it raises

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updated: 29 September 2026
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# Every UK tax, and what it raises



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





HMRC collected **£937.8bn** in the most recent financial year. Three taxes account for about 75% of it: Income tax (£326.9bn), National Insurance (£200.8bn), VAT (£179.9bn). Everything else on this page, from fuel duty to the plastic packaging tax, shares the remainder. Figures are HMRC's own annual receipts table.



Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source:
[HM Revenue and Customs](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk).





## Key figures



- £937.8bnTotal HMRC receipts

▲
2025–26
- 30.6%HMRC receipts as a share of GDP

▲
2025–26
- £326.9bnRaised by income tax

▲
2025–26
- £200.8bnRaised by National Insurance

▲
2025–26
- £179.9bnRaised by VAT

▲
2025–26




Source: [HM Revenue and Customs](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk).





## What is the short version?



- **By what is taxed:** in 2025–26, 57% came from earnings, 27% from spending, 5% from property, shares and gains, 1% from estates and 11% from companies and other receipts.
- **The biggest rise:** National Insurance raised £28.3bn more than in 2024–25, up 16.4%.
- **Against the economy:** HMRC's receipts were 30.6% of GDP; the wider public sector measure, which adds council tax and business rates, was 40.3% in 2022–23.
- **A long tail:** 11 of the 32 taxes and receipts raise under £1bn each, £4.4bn between them.
- **Not in the total:** council tax, business rates, Vehicle Excise Duty, TV licence fee, which HMRC does not collect.






## How much tax is collected in total?



£937,763m
Total HMRC receipts, latest year
▲



Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source:
[HM Revenue and Customs](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk).



30.6%
HMRC receipts as a share of GDP
▲



Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source:
[HM Revenue and Customs](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk).



40.3%
All public sector receipts as a share of GDP
▲



Figures for the 2022–23 financial year. Source:
[Office for Budget Responsibility](https://obr.uk/data/).



£3,069,799m
Money GDP
▲



Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source:
[HM Treasury](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp).






**One measure throughout this page:** HMRC's cash receipts by financial year, outturn, from its
annual receipts table. Every figure below is a column of that table, and together they add to its total
(£937.8bn in 2025–26) to within 3 million pounds of HMRC's own rounding. The public
sector share of GDP beside it is a different, wider measure (the National Accounts), which also counts council
tax, business rates and non-tax receipts.
[How the parts are reconciled to the total](/methodology/#reconciliation).





## What does each tax raise?




**Where HMRC’s receipts come from, 2025–26**




[£938bn
2025–26



- [What you earn
£532bn · 57%](?tm=earn)
- [What you buy
£250bn · 27%](?tm=buy)
- [What you own
£44.3bn · 4.7%](?tm=own)
- [What you leave
£8.5bn · 0.90%](?tm=leave)
- [Companies and other receipts
£103bn · 11%](?tm=other)





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Category AllWhat you earnWhat you buyWhat you ownWhat you leaveCompanies and other receipts

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- [Total HMRC receipts](?)









What you earn
£532bn
57% of total](?tm=earn)[What you buy
£250bn
27% of total](?tm=buy)[Companies and other receipts
£103bn
11% of total](?tm=other)[What you own
£44.3bn
4.7% of total](?tm=own)[What you leave
£8.5bn
0.90% of total](?tm=leave)





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Source: HMRC, tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK (annual table), cash receipts, outturn. Every tax HMRC collects, adding to its published total. Views: HM Treasury GDP deflators and money GDP; ONS households; HM Treasury PESA for where it goes.





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| Tax or receipt | Part of | Category | Raised | Share of total | Change on the year | Real-terms change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Income tax](/income-tax/)Details | | What you earn | £327bn | 35% | +£24.1bn (+8.0%) | +4.4% |
| CategoryWhat you earnChange on the year+£24.1bn (+8.0%)Real-terms change+4.4% | | | | | | |
| [National Insurance](/national-insurance/)Details | | What you earn | £201bn | 21% | +£28.3bn (+16.4%) | +12.5% |
| CategoryWhat you earnChange on the year+£28.3bn (+16.4%)Real-terms change+12.5% | | | | | | |
| Employer (Class 1 secondary)Details | National Insurance | What you earn | £144bn | 15% | +£27.8bn (+24.0%) | +19.9% |
| Part ofNational InsuranceCategoryWhat you earnChange on the year+£27.8bn (+24.0%)Real-terms change+19.9% | | | | | | |
| Employee (Class 1 primary)Details | National Insurance | What you earn | £49.4bn | 5.3% | +£1.3bn (+2.8%) | −0.6% |
| Part ofNational InsuranceCategoryWhat you earnChange on the year+£1.3bn (+2.8%)Real-terms change−0.6% | | | | | | |
| Self-employed (Class 2 and 4)Details | National Insurance | What you earn | £2.6bn | 0.28% | −£1.2bn (−31.2%) | −33.5% |
| Part ofNational InsuranceCategoryWhat you earnChange on the year−£1.2bn (−31.2%)Real-terms change−33.5% | | | | | | |
| Other NICsDetails | National Insurance | What you earn | £4.9bn | 0.52% | +£319m (+7.0%) | +3.4% |
| Part ofNational InsuranceCategoryWhat you earnChange on the year+£319m (+7.0%)Real-terms change+3.4% | | | | | | |
| Apprenticeship LevyDetails | | What you earn | £4.4bn | 0.47% | +£291m (+7.1%) | +3.5% |
| CategoryWhat you earnChange on the year+£291m (+7.1%)Real-terms change+3.5% | | | | | | |
| [VAT](/vat/)Details | | What you buy | £180bn | 19% | +£8.9bn (+5.2%) | +1.7% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£8.9bn (+5.2%)Real-terms change+1.7% | | | | | | |
| [Fuel duty](/fuel-duty/)Details | | What you buy | £24.6bn | 2.6% | +£198m (+0.8%) | −2.5% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£198m (+0.8%)Real-terms change−2.5% | | | | | | |
| [Alcohol duties](/alcohol-duty/)Details | | What you buy | £12.4bn | 1.3% | −£181m (−1.4%) | −4.7% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year−£181m (−1.4%)Real-terms change−4.7% | | | | | | |
| SpiritsDetails | Alcohol duties | What you buy | £4.1bn | 0.43% | −£84m (−2.0%) | −5.3% |
| Part ofAlcohol dutiesCategoryWhat you buyChange on the year−£84m (−2.0%)Real-terms change−5.3% | | | | | | |
| WineDetails | Alcohol duties | What you buy | £4.6bn | 0.49% | −£113m (−2.4%) | −5.6% |
| Part ofAlcohol dutiesCategoryWhat you buyChange on the year−£113m (−2.4%)Real-terms change−5.6% | | | | | | |
| BeerDetails | Alcohol duties | What you buy | £3.5bn | 0.37% | −£59m (−1.7%) | −5.0% |
| Part ofAlcohol dutiesCategoryWhat you buyChange on the year−£59m (−1.7%)Real-terms change−5.0% | | | | | | |
| CiderDetails | Alcohol duties | What you buy | £296m | 0.03% | +£75m (+33.9%) | +29.5% |
| Part ofAlcohol dutiesCategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£75m (+33.9%)Real-terms change+29.5% | | | | | | |
| [Insurance Premium Tax](/insurance-premium-tax/)Details | | What you buy | £9.0bn | 0.96% | +£154m (+1.7%) | −1.7% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£154m (+1.7%)Real-terms change−1.7% | | | | | | |
| [Tobacco duty](/tobacco-duty/)Details | | What you buy | £7.6bn | 0.81% | −£360m (−4.5%) | −7.7% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year−£360m (−4.5%)Real-terms change−7.7% | | | | | | |
| Customs dutiesDetails | | What you buy | £5.0bn | 0.53% | +£76m (+1.6%) | −1.8% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£76m (+1.6%)Real-terms change−1.8% | | | | | | |
| [Air Passenger Duty](/air-passenger-duty/)Details | | What you buy | £4.6bn | 0.49% | +£493m (+12.0%) | +8.2% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£493m (+12.0%)Real-terms change+8.2% | | | | | | |
| [Betting and gaming duties](/betting-and-gaming-duty/)Details | | What you buy | £3.8bn | 0.41% | +£215m (+5.9%) | +2.4% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£215m (+5.9%)Real-terms change+2.4% | | | | | | |
| [Climate Change Levy](/climate-change-levy/)Details | | What you buy | £1.8bn | 0.19% | −£2m (−0.1%) | −3.4% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year−£2m (−0.1%)Real-terms change−3.4% | | | | | | |
| [Landfill Tax](/landfill-tax/)Details | | What you buy | £623m | 0.07% | +£137m (+28.2%) | +23.9% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£137m (+28.2%)Real-terms change+23.9% | | | | | | |
| Aggregates LevyDetails | | What you buy | £369m | 0.04% | +£10m (+2.8%) | −0.6% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£10m (+2.8%)Real-terms change−0.6% | | | | | | |
| [Soft Drinks Industry Levy](/soft-drinks-levy/)Details | | What you buy | £354m | 0.04% | +£27m (+8.3%) | +4.7% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£27m (+8.3%)Real-terms change+4.7% | | | | | | |
| [Plastic Packaging Tax](/plastic-packaging-tax/)Details | | What you buy | £256m | 0.03% | +£3m (+1.2%) | −2.2% |
| CategoryWhat you buyChange on the year+£3m (+1.2%)Real-terms change−2.2% | | | | | | |
| [Capital gains tax](/capital-gains-tax/)Details | | What you own | £24.3bn | 2.6% | +£10.6bn (+77.6%) | +71.7% |
| CategoryWhat you ownChange on the year+£10.6bn (+77.6%)Real-terms change+71.7% | | | | | | |
| [Stamp Duty Land Tax](/stamp-duty/)Details | | What you own | £15.2bn | 1.6% | +£1.3bn (+9.2%) | +5.6% |
| CategoryWhat you ownChange on the year+£1.3bn (+9.2%)Real-terms change+5.6% | | | | | | |
| Stamp duty on sharesDetails | | What you own | £4.7bn | 0.50% | +£414m (+9.6%) | +5.9% |
| CategoryWhat you ownChange on the year+£414m (+9.6%)Real-terms change+5.9% | | | | | | |
| Annual Tax on Enveloped DwellingsDetails | | What you own | £139m | 0.01% | +£6m (+4.5%) | +1.0% |
| CategoryWhat you ownChange on the year+£6m (+4.5%)Real-terms change+1.0% | | | | | | |
| [Inheritance tax](/inheritance-tax/)Details | | What you leave | £8.5bn | 0.90% | +£218m (+2.6%) | −0.8% |
| CategoryWhat you leaveChange on the year+£218m (+2.6%)Real-terms change−0.8% | | | | | | |
| [Corporation tax](/taxes-you-pay-indirectly/)Details | | Companies and other receipts | £95.1bn | 10% | +£4.2bn (+4.6%) | +1.1% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£4.2bn (+4.6%)Real-terms change+1.1% | | | | | | |
| OnshoreDetails | Corporation tax | Companies and other receipts | £92.9bn | 9.9% | +£3.9bn (+4.4%) | +1.0% |
| Part ofCorporation taxCategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£3.9bn (+4.4%)Real-terms change+1.0% | | | | | | |
| Offshore (North Sea)Details | Corporation tax | Companies and other receipts | £2.2bn | 0.24% | +£248m (+12.6%) | +8.9% |
| Part ofCorporation taxCategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£248m (+12.6%)Real-terms change+8.9% | | | | | | |
| Energy Profits LevyDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £2.6bn | 0.27% | −£293m (−10.3%) | −13.2% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year−£293m (−10.3%)Real-terms change−13.2% | | | | | | |
| Bank LevyDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £1.4bn | 0.15% | +£122m (+9.2%) | +5.6% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£122m (+9.2%)Real-terms change+5.6% | | | | | | |
| Bank SurchargeDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £1.2bn | 0.12% | +£196m (+20.1%) | +16.1% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£196m (+20.1%)Real-terms change+16.1% | | | | | | |
| PenaltiesDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £996m | 0.11% | +£170m (+20.6%) | +16.6% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£170m (+20.6%)Real-terms change+16.6% | | | | | | |
| Digital Services TaxDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £944m | 0.10% | +£136m (+16.8%) | +12.9% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£136m (+16.8%)Real-terms change+12.9% | | | | | | |
| Diverted Profits TaxDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £604m | 0.06% | +£499m (+475.2%) | +456.1% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£499m (+475.2%)Real-terms change+456.1% | | | | | | |
| Residential Property Developer TaxDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £89m | 0.01% | −£13m (−12.7%) | −15.7% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year−£13m (−12.7%)Real-terms change−15.7% | | | | | | |
| Electricity Generator LevyDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £41m | 0.00% | −£708m (−94.5%) | −94.7% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year−£708m (−94.5%)Real-terms change−94.7% | | | | | | |
| Economic Crime LevyDetails | | Companies and other receipts | £21m | 0.00% | +£5m (+31.3%) | +26.9% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year+£5m (+31.3%)Real-terms change+26.9% | | | | | | |
| Miscellaneous receiptsDetails | | Companies and other receipts | not available | — | not available | — |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the yearnot availableReal-terms change— | | | | | | |
| Bank payroll taxDetails | | Companies and other receipts | not available | — | not available | — |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the yearnot availableReal-terms change— | | | | | | |
| Swiss Capital TaxDetails | | Companies and other receipts | not available | — | not available | — |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the yearnot availableReal-terms change— | | | | | | |
| Petroleum Revenue TaxDetails | | Companies and other receipts | −£443m | -0.05% | −£93m (−26.6%) | −22.4% |
| CategoryCompanies and other receiptsChange on the year−£93m (−26.6%)Real-terms change−22.4% | | | | | | |











The 32 taxes and receipts add to £937.8bn; HMRC's published total for 2025–26 is £937.8bn.
The −£3m difference is rounding in HMRC's table.



Penalties are not a tax, but HMRC counts them in its total, so they are shown as a receipt of their own.
Petroleum Revenue Tax is negative: older North Sea fields are repaid tax for decommissioning.





## What is being taxed?



Taxes on what people earn bring in 56.7% of the total and taxes on what they buy
26.7%; taxes on what they own and leave raise 5.6% between them.




**Share of HMRC receipts by what is being taxed, 2025–26**



- What you earn

57% £532.2bn
- What you buy

27% £250.3bn
- What you own

4.7% £44.3bn
- What you leave

0.9% £8.5bn
- Companies and other receipts

11% £102.5bn






**Show as a table**





| Item | Share | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What you earnDetails | 56.7% | £532.2bn |
| Detail£532.2bn | | |
| What you buyDetails | 26.7% | £250.3bn |
| Detail£250.3bn | | |
| What you ownDetails | 4.7% | £44.3bn |
| Detail£44.3bn | | |
| What you leaveDetails | 0.9% | £8.5bn |
| Detail£8.5bn | | |
| Companies and other receiptsDetails | 10.9% | £102.5bn |
| Detail£102.5bn | | |






Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source:
[HM Revenue and Customs](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk).





### What you earn



£532.2bn in 2025–26, 56.7% of the total, across 3 taxes and receipts.





| Tax or receipt | A year | Share of the total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Income tax](/income-tax/)Details | £326.9bn | 34.9% |
| Share of the total34.9% | | |
| [National Insurance](/national-insurance/)Details | £200.8bn | 21.4% |
| Share of the total21.4% | | |
| Apprenticeship LevyDetails | £4.4bn | 0.5% |
| Share of the total0.5% | | |






### What you buy



£250.3bn in 2025–26, 26.7% of the total, across 13 taxes and receipts.





| Tax or receipt | A year | Share of the total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [VAT](/vat/)Details | £179.9bn | 19.2% |
| Share of the total19.2% | | |
| [Fuel duty](/fuel-duty/)Details | £24.6bn | 2.6% |
| Share of the total2.6% | | |
| [Alcohol duties](/alcohol-duty/)Details | £12.4bn | 1.3% |
| Share of the total1.3% | | |
| [Insurance Premium Tax](/insurance-premium-tax/)Details | £9.0bn | 1.0% |
| Share of the total1.0% | | |
| [Tobacco duty](/tobacco-duty/)Details | £7.6bn | 0.8% |
| Share of the total0.8% | | |
| Customs dutiesDetails | £5.0bn | 0.5% |
| Share of the total0.5% | | |
| [Air Passenger Duty](/air-passenger-duty/)Details | £4.6bn | 0.5% |
| Share of the total0.5% | | |
| [Betting and gaming duties](/betting-and-gaming-duty/)Details | £3.8bn | 0.4% |
| Share of the total0.4% | | |
| [Climate Change Levy](/climate-change-levy/)Details | £1.8bn | 0.2% |
| Share of the total0.2% | | |
| [Landfill Tax](/landfill-tax/)Details | £623m | 0.1% |
| Share of the total0.1% | | |
| Aggregates LevyDetails | £369m | 0.0% |
| Share of the total0.0% | | |
| [Soft Drinks Industry Levy](/soft-drinks-levy/)Details | £354m | 0.0% |
| Share of the total0.0% | | |
| [Plastic Packaging Tax](/plastic-packaging-tax/)Details | £256m | 0.0% |
| Share of the total0.0% | | |






### What you own



£44.3bn in 2025–26, 4.7% of the total, across 4 taxes and receipts.





| Tax or receipt | A year | Share of the total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Capital gains tax](/capital-gains-tax/)Details | £24.3bn | 2.6% |
| Share of the total2.6% | | |
| [Stamp Duty Land Tax](/stamp-duty/)Details | £15.2bn | 1.6% |
| Share of the total1.6% | | |
| Stamp duty on sharesDetails | £4.7bn | 0.5% |
| Share of the total0.5% | | |
| Annual Tax on Enveloped DwellingsDetails | £139m | 0.0% |
| Share of the total0.0% | | |






### What you leave



£8.5bn in 2025–26, 0.9% of the total, across 1 tax and receipts.





| Tax or receipt | A year | Share of the total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Inheritance tax](/inheritance-tax/)Details | £8.5bn | 0.9% |
| Share of the total0.9% | | |






### Companies and other receipts



£102.5bn in 2025–26, 10.9% of the total, across 11 taxes and receipts.





| Tax or receipt | A year | Share of the total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Corporation tax](/taxes-you-pay-indirectly/)Details | £95.1bn | 10.1% |
| Share of the total10.1% | | |
| Energy Profits LevyDetails | £2.6bn | 0.3% |
| Share of the total0.3% | | |
| Bank LevyDetails | £1.4bn | 0.2% |
| Share of the total0.2% | | |
| Bank SurchargeDetails | £1.2bn | 0.1% |
| Share of the total0.1% | | |
| PenaltiesDetails | £996m | 0.1% |
| Share of the total0.1% | | |
| Digital Services TaxDetails | £944m | 0.1% |
| Share of the total0.1% | | |
| Diverted Profits TaxDetails | £604m | 0.1% |
| Share of the total0.1% | | |
| Residential Property Developer TaxDetails | £89m | 0.0% |
| Share of the total0.0% | | |
| Electricity Generator LevyDetails | £41m | 0.0% |
| Share of the total0.0% | | |
| Economic Crime LevyDetails | £21m | 0.0% |
| Share of the total0.0% | | |
| Petroleum Revenue TaxDetails | £-443m | -0.0% |
| Share of the total-0.0% | | |








## What is not on this list?



These are compulsory charges that HMRC does not collect, so they are not in its receipts table and are not
added to the total above. Adding them would mix two measures; each has a page of its own.



- [Council tax](/council-tax/): Set and collected by councils, not HMRC.
- [Business rates](/taxes-you-pay-indirectly/): Collected by councils and pooled by the Treasury, not HMRC.
- [Vehicle Excise Duty](/vehicle-excise-duty/): Collected by the DVLA, not HMRC.
- [TV licence fee](/tv-licence/): Collected by the BBC.




The TV licence fee is paid into the Consolidated Fund and matched by a grant back to the BBC from DCMS. It
has a page because it is a compulsory household charge, not because it belongs in this table.





## Where does it go?



Almost none of it is earmarked. [For every £100 of tax](/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/)
shows what public spending actually buys, and
[the overall tax burden](/the-tax-burden/) puts today's level in three centuries of context.






## Every page in every tax



### On pay



- [Income tax
A tax on what you earn, charged in slices, with the first slice free and each slice above it taxed at a higher rate. Raised £326.9bn, 34.9% of all tax.
£326.9bn Income tax raised, 2025–26](/income-tax/)
- [National Insurance
A second tax on earnings, paid by employees, employers and the self-employed, which buys a record of contributions towards the state pension. Raised £200.8bn, 21.4% of all tax.
£200.8bn National Insurance raised, 2025–26](/national-insurance/)
- [Student loan repayments
Thresholds, interest and write-off by plan, and whether a student loan works like a graduate tax.
9% Of income above £29,385, Plan 2](/student-loan-repayments/)


### On spending



- [VAT
A tax on most spending, charged at 20% on the standard rate, collected by businesses at every stage and ultimately paid by whoever buys the finished thing. Raised £179.9bn, 19.2% of all tax.
£179.9bn VAT raised, 2025–26](/vat/)
- [Fuel duty: the rate, and how it got there
Fuel duty is 52.95p a litre, frozen until at least 31 December 2026, with the full rate history.
52.95p UK fuel duty, per litre](/fuel-duty/)
- [Alcohol duties
A duty on alcoholic drinks, charged by the amount of pure alcohol in them, with VAT then charged on top of the duty. Raised £12.4bn, 1.3% of all tax.
£12.4bn Alcohol duties raised, 2025–26](/alcohol-duty/)
- [Tobacco duty
A duty on tobacco products, charged as both a percentage of the retail price and a flat amount per thousand cigarettes, with a minimum floor. Raised £7.6bn, 0.8% of all tax.
£7.6bn Tobacco duty raised, 2025–26](/tobacco-duty/)
- [Insurance Premium Tax
A tax on general insurance premiums, charged instead of VAT, which insurance is exempt from. Raised £9.0bn, 1.0% of all tax.
£9.0bn Insurance Premium Tax raised, 2025–26](/insurance-premium-tax/)
- [Air Passenger Duty
A per-passenger duty on flights departing UK airports, rising with distance and class of travel. Raised £4.6bn, 0.5% of all tax.
£4.6bn Air Passenger Duty raised, 2025–26](/air-passenger-duty/)
- [Soft Drinks Industry Levy
A charge on producers of sugary soft drinks, set at two levels depending on sugar content, designed to make them reformulate rather than to raise money. Raised £354m, 0.0% of all tax.
£354m Soft Drinks Industry Levy raised, 2025–26](/soft-drinks-levy/)
- [Betting and gaming duties
A group of separate duties on bookmakers, casinos, online gaming, bingo, gaming machines and the National Lottery. Raised £3.8bn, 0.4% of all tax.
£3.8bn Betting and gaming duties raised, 2025–26](/betting-and-gaming-duty/)
- [Landfill Tax
A tax per tonne of waste sent to landfill, charged on the operator of the site. Raised £623m, 0.1% of all tax.
£623m Landfill Tax raised, 2025–26](/landfill-tax/)
- [Plastic Packaging Tax
A charge per tonne on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled plastic, aimed at creating demand for recycled material. Raised £256m, 0.0% of all tax.
£256m Plastic Packaging Tax raised, 2025–26](/plastic-packaging-tax/)
- [Climate Change Levy
A tax on the energy that businesses and the public sector use, charged per unit supplied. Raised £1.8bn, 0.2% of all tax.
£1.8bn Climate Change Levy raised, 2025–26](/climate-change-levy/)


### On property and wealth



- [Stamp Duty Land Tax
A tax on buying property, charged in slices of the purchase price, with different systems in Scotland and Wales. Raised £15.2bn, 1.6% of all tax.
£15.2bn Stamp Duty Land Tax raised, 2025–26](/stamp-duty/)
- [Capital gains tax
A tax on the profit when you sell something that has gone up in value, not on the sale price itself. Raised £24.3bn, 2.6% of all tax.
£24.3bn Capital gains tax raised, 2025–26](/capital-gains-tax/)
- [Inheritance tax
A 40% tax on the part of an estate above the nil-rate band, paid by the estate before anything is passed on. Raised £8.5bn, 0.9% of all tax.
£8.5bn Inheritance tax raised, 2025–26](/inheritance-tax/)
- [Vehicle Excise Duty, or "road tax"
An annual charge for keeping a vehicle on a public road, set by emissions for newer cars and by engine size for the oldest.](/vehicle-excise-duty/)


### Hidden and stealth taxes



- [Stealth taxes
How tax rises without a headline rate rising: freezes, cut allowances, hidden marginal rates and taxes in prices.
£42bn Raised by frozen thresholds in 2026–27](/stealth-taxes/)
- [Frozen thresholds, and what they cost
12 thresholds held in cash, what they would be had they risen with prices, and what the freezes raise.
£12,570 Personal Allowance, frozen 2021 to 2031](/frozen-thresholds/)
- [What frozen thresholds cost a household
The extra income tax and National Insurance the freezes cost at four salaries, with the method shown.
£979 A year, for someone earning £35,000](/what-frozen-thresholds-cost-a-household/)
- [Hidden marginal tax rates
The 60% band, the child benefit charge, the universal credit taper and student loans, stacked on income tax.
62% Lost from each extra pound between £100,000 and £125,140](/hidden-marginal-tax-rates/)
- [Cut allowances: capital gains, dividends and savings
The capital gains, dividend and savings allowances: what each is now, what it was, and who pays more.
£3,000 Capital gains tax allowance](/allowance-cuts/)
- [Taxes hidden in prices
£176.0bn a year in taxes collected from businesses and built into prices and pay.
£176bn A year in taxes collected from businesses and passed on](/taxes-hidden-in-prices/)
- [Taxes you pay indirectly
Taxes charged on businesses that reach households anyway, through higher prices, lower wages or smaller pension pots. Raised £95.1bn, 10.1% of all tax.
£95.1bn Taxes you pay indirectly raised, 2025–26](/taxes-you-pay-indirectly/)


### The big picture



- [The overall tax burden
Receipts are 40.3% of GDP, against a peak of 43.3% in 1949–50.
40.3% Public sector receipts as a share of GDP](/the-tax-burden/)
- [Taxes over a lifetime
Every tax, fee and fine one illustrative person meets, from first payslip to estate.
A lifetime Every tax one person meets](/taxes-over-a-lifetime/)
- [When a tax rise stops raising money
Tobacco duty per cigarette up 247.6%, cigarettes taxed down 75.1%, real receipts 46.3% below their 2011–12 peak.
-46.3% Real tobacco duty receipts since 2011–12](/when-tax-rises-lose-revenue/)






## Common questions


How much tax does the UK collect?
HMRC collected £937.8bn in the latest financial year. Council tax and business rates are collected locally and are not in that figure.Which tax raises the most?
Income tax, at £326.9bn, or 34.9% of all HMRC receipts.





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