Question follow-through · 74875

Horse racing: Gambling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of harmonising gambling tax rates on the horseracing industry.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
12 Sept 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of harmonising gambling tax rates on the horseracing industry.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government consultation on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one closed on 21 July 2025. Responses are now being analysed and a response to the c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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