Gambling: Taxation
Commons · Question 10779 · Tabled 23 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Gareth Bacon
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing gambling taxes on employment in (a) high street bookmakers, (b) high street adult gaming centres and (c) bingo halls.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 5 Nov 2024
The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-pro...