Horse Racing: Costs
Commons · Question 96829 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Louie French
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 78837 on Rural Areas: Economic Situation, what assessment she has made of the difference between the increase in costs for horseracing due to
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 11 Dec 2025
We continue to engage with racing and betting stakeholders to understand the impact of recent changes made by His Majesty’s Treasury. The horserace betting levy is based on the profits of bookmakers, which fluctuate according to the results of races. The ...