Digital Services Tax
2026-05-31 · Treasury · 5723 · Official question
Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of how much additional revenue would be collected from the Digital Services Tax if the rate were to be increased to (a) 3%, (b) 5% and (c) 10%.
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...