Written questions

Digital Services Tax

2026-05-31 · Treasury · 5720 · Official question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has been given to the potential merits of increasing the existing 2% rate of the Digital Services Tax.

Answer

The Digital Services Tax (DST) is a 2 per cent tax to ensure that providers of search engines, social media platforms, and online marketplaces pay UK tax on digital services that reflects the value they derive from UK user-related activities. The DST rais...