Question follow-through · 83755
Gambling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing taxes on the land based gambling sector on (a) jobs and (b) high street investment.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 21 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 27 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing taxes on the land based gambling sector on (a) jobs and (b) high street investment.
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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27 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government makes tax policy decisions at fiscal events. If any changes are made to gambling duties at Budget, legislation will be accompanied by a Tax Information and Impact Note which will set out the expected impacts.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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