Gaming Machines: Excise Duties

(asked on 8th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an increase in Machine Games Duty on the financial sustainability of the land-based bingo sector.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
This question was answered on 17th September 2026

The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events, and does not routinely comment on proposals.

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