European Parliament backs online gambling levy as EU budget option
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The European Parliament supports an online gambling levy as an alternative source of funding for the EU’s 2028–2034 budget, a parliamentary dossier said. The dossier gives no rate, implementation details or revenue estimate, while EU member states have yet to reach a common position on the budget’s income.
The European Parliament supports an online gambling levy as an alternative source of funding for the EU’s 2028 to 2034 budget if the Council removes some of the Commission’s proposed revenue sources, according to a parliamentary research services dossier.
The Parliament’s other alternatives include levies on digital services and crypto-asset gains, and an extension of the CBAM. The dossier gives no rates, implementation details or revenue estimates for the alternatives.
The research services of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate prepared the dossier on a hearing of European Commission executive vice-president Raffaele Fitto ahead of discussions on the budget. EU member states have not reached a common position in the Council and remain apart on budget negotiations, including the sources of revenue.