Question follow-through · 77690

Football: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a two per cent levy on Premier League player transfers costing more than £10 million.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
17 Oct 2025 · 31 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a two per cent levy on Premier League player transfers costing more than £10 million.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The government is committed to ensuring the long-term health of English football at all levels. At this moment in time, the government is not considering a levy on football transfers. The government continues to keep options under review to help ensure th...

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