John Greenway
Conservative, Ryedale
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.
Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury
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 b etting | |
| 2007 | 418,459 |
| 2008 | 412,098 |
| 2009 | 353,347 |
Lottery Duty applies to lottery operators and is not a betting tax.
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