Written Question·Treasury·UIN 58152
Social Media: Taxation
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has she made of the potential merits of increasing the level of taxation on social media firms.
Answer
James MurrayThe UK is already levying the Digital Services Tax (DST), 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 users. The DS...
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