Written questions

Gaming Machines: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 10780 · 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, what modelling her Department has done to assess the potential impact of an increase in machine gaming duty on 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...