UK Treasury reportedly drops plan for unified gambling tax

Regulation3 Nov 2025

The UK Treasury has reportedly abandoned plans to combine Remote Gaming Duty, General Betting Duty and Pool Betting Duty into a Remote Betting and Gaming Tax. The proposal, published for consultation in April, faced opposition from the horseracing sector, which argued that applying a unified rate would disadvantage racing betting; the Autumn Budget is due on 26 November.

The reported change would leave operators facing separate gambling tax categories rather than the proposed unified framework.

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UK Treasury Committee hears tax rises alone may not curb problem gambling

The UK Parliament’s Treasury Committee heard that gambling tax increases alone would not be sufficient to address problem gambling. IPPR economist Carsten Jung told MPs that higher rates might raise revenue without deterring all customers, and said the Netherlands was not a direct comparison because it had introduced other regulatory changes alongside tax rises.

UK Treasury reportedly drops plan for unified gambling tax

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