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Written question asked by John Greenway (Conservative) on Monday, 22 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 February 2010. It was answered by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Monday, 1 March 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


Taxation: Gambling

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much betting tax was paid by (a) gambling operators and (b) the National Lottery in each of the last three years.
Answer

Information about betting and gaming taxes revenue collected by HMRC is available at:"https://www.uktradeinfo.com/index.cfm?task=bullbett"The following table shows figures for revenue collected from betting duty in each of the last three years:

£ 000
Total betting
2007 418,459
2008 412,098
2009 353,347

Lottery Duty applies to lottery operators and is not a betting tax.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
506 c923-4W; 318685
Session
2009-10
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Gambling Taxation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk