Gambling: Tax Avoidance

(asked on 15th October 2024) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of tax avoidance schemes operated by UK licensed gambling companies.


Answered by
Lord Livermore Portrait
Lord Livermore
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 29th October 2024

The Government keeps all tax avoidance risks, including UK licensed gambling companies, under review as part of routine tax compliance monitoring.

The UK has seven separate gambling duties and, in total, the gambling industry paid £3.4bn a year in duty in 2023/24.

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