Written Question·Treasury·UIN 70237

Horse Racing: Gambling

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Lincoln Jopp

ConservativeSpelthorne

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of taxing horse racing at the same rates of other types of gambling on the horse racing industry.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government consultation on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one closed on 21 July 2025. Responses are now being analysed and a response to the c...

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