Written Question·Treasury·UIN 53696

Gambling: Taxation

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Tony Vaughan

LabourFolkestone and Hythe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of taxation on online gambling.

Answer

James Murray
The Government is currently consulting on proposals to simplify the gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one.