Reform Party MP Madis Timpson is leading a draft bill in Estonia to reduce the gambling tax by 0.5 percentage points each year, reaching 4% by 2029. The Riigikogu finance committee will lead scrutiny before a vote; opposition MP Andrei Korobeinik argued the cut could reduce government revenue.
The proposed tax path could change operators’ costs in Estonia, while its revenue effects remain contested.
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Prime Minister Kristen Michal has called for Estonia to reassess its online casino tax cut. The legislation lowers the rate from 6% to 4% across two years. In June, the Finance Ministry said no additional operators had entered the market, with two applications for licences still awaiting decisions.
Estonia's government approved a plan to reduce the online gambling tax rate from 6% to 4% in steps of 0.5%, reportedly. Further reductions depend on revenue milestones, including EUR 27 million, and can be halted if expected revenue growth does not materialise. The government anticipates total revenue will reach EUR 30 million by 2028, while a former finance minister cited projected losses from the cuts.
Estonia’s ruling coalition is drafting a plan to reduce the Remote Gambling Tax by 0.5 percentage points each year until it reaches 4% in 2028. Reform Party MP Madis Timpson is leading the bill’s drafting, but the proposal requires separate legislation; opposition MP Andrei Korobeinik questioned whether lower taxes would attract investment.
HM Revenue & Customs and the Treasury have proposed replacing three remote gambling duties with one Remote Betting & Gaming Duty and opened a 12-week consultation ending on 21 July. The existing rates are 21% for remote gaming and 15% for general and pool betting; the government expects to set out its final plans in the autumn budget. The Betting and Gaming Council warned that aligning betting duty with the remote gaming rate could raise taxes for the sector.
Conflavoro PMI proposed raising Italy’s single tax rates on remote skill games by five percentage points from 1 January 2028 in a submission on the 2027 Budget. The confederation estimates the increase would raise €150 million annually, earmarked as a funding source for its proposed tax relief on reinvested company profits.
Conflavoro PMI has proposed a five-percentage-point increase in Italy's single tax rates on remote skill games from 1 January 2028, estimating it would raise €150m a year. The confederation included the proposal in a submission to the joint budget committees of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate during hearings on the 2027 Budget.