Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the contribution to the public purse of proposed changes to the way gaming duty is calculated in each year from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

We expect the ability to carry forward losses will have a negligible negative impact on public finances but this has not yet been determined by the OBR. The government is currently engaging with the OBR on the impact of this measure.

This impact was set out in the summary of responses to the “Gaming Duty: review of accounting periods” consultation. This is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/722409/Gaming_Duty_review_of_accounting_periods_summary_of_responses.pdf