Excise Duties: Gaming Machines
Treasury
Written answers and statements, 18 March 2009
Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
(1) whether he is considering the introduction of fiscal measures to assist gaming machine manufacturers; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will take steps to simplify and reduce the compliance costs for operators of the present system of amusement machine licence duty; and if he will make a statement.
Stephen Timms (Financial Secretary, HM Treasury; East Ham, Labour)
The Government keeps all taxes under review including Amusement Machine Licence Duty (AMLD). Any decisions on AMLD will be taken at Budget, alongside all tax and spending decisions.