Gambling: Taxation
Commons · Question 905547 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of taxation paid by the gambling industry.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 9 Sep 2025
The government committed in its manifesto to reducing gambling-related harms, but addressing harm is not the primary purpose of the gambling duty system. Nevertheless, we will remain mindful of any potential impact on problem gamblers in the event we make...