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Economic Crime Levy: changes to bands and charges

This tax information and impact note is about changes in banding criteria and increases in the rate of Economic Crime Levy for entities with a UK revenue of more than £10.2 million each year.

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This measure increases the amount charged under the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy from financial year beginning April 2026 onwards. It affects entities that are both regulated for anti-money laundering purposes and have UK revenue over £10.2 million each year.

This measure splits the previous large band into two new bands:

  • Band B for entities with UK revenue more than £36 million and not more than £500 million, with Economic Crime Levy payable of £36,000
  • Band C for entities with UK revenue more than £500 million and not more than £1 billion, with Economic Crime Levy payable of £500,000

It also renames the remaining bands as A and D and increases the Economic Crime Levy payable by band A to £10,200, and Band D to £1 million.

Updates to this page

Published 26 November 2025
Last updated 21 January 2026 show all updates
  1. The names and descriptions of the bands of the Economic Crime (Anti Money Laundering) Levy have been updated so they are in line with the changes made in Budget 2025.

  2. First published.

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