Betting: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 77716 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Louie French
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of harmonising betting duty rates on (a) the number of jobs in the economy, (b) the tax revenue raised and (c) the rural economy.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 13 Oct 2025
The Government consultation on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one closed on 21 July 2025. Responses are now being analysed and a response to the c...