New Clause 25: Finance (No. 2) Bill
New Clause 25 - Statements on increasing remote gambling duty and introducing a new rate of General Betting Duty
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of this Act being passed, make a statement to the House of Commons on the effects of the increase in gambling duties made under sections 83 to 84 of this Act.
(2) The statement made under subsection (1) must include details of the impact on—
(a) sports and horseracing,
(b) the number of high street betting shops,
(c) the gambling black market,
(d) the employment rate, and
(e) the public finances.”—(James Wild.)