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Gambling: Excise Duties

Asked by Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 89866

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing a progressive remote betting duty on small, independent bookmakers.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The Government launched a consultation on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system which closed on 21 July 2025. Responses are now being analysed and impacts are being assessed, and the Government will respond at Budget.

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