Written questions

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...