Written Question·Treasury·UIN 68317

Betting: Taxation

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) recent changes to tax rates applied to betting operators on levels of betting activity and (b) trends in the level of betting activity on revenues to the

Answer

James Murray

Gambling Duties raised £3.6 billion in revenue in 2024-25, an increase of 7% (£227 million) compared to 2023-24.No changes have been made to the gambling duty rates applied to betting operators in this Parliament.