业内警告说,英国的赌博增税可能花费40,000个工作,经济产出3.1B英镑。 UK gambling tax hikes may cost 40,000 jobs and £3.1B in economic output, industry warns.

根据赌博和赌博委员会委托编写的经济、社会和文化权利委员会报告,拟议的联合王国赌博增税,包括可能25%的体育赌博率,可能花费40 000个工作,使经济减少31亿英镑。 Proposed UK gambling tax hikes, including a potential 25% rate on sports betting, could cost 40,000 jobs and reduce the economy by £3.1 billion, according to an EY report commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council. 包括迈克尔·欧文(Michael Owen)和安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯(Andrew Lloyd Webber)爵士在内的产业领袖警告这些变化将会破坏赛马、伤害酒吧和当地企业, Industry leaders, including Michael Owen and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, warn the changes would devastate horse racing, harm pubs and local businesses, and push £8.4 billion in betting to illegal markets. 虽然有些人主张提高税收,消除儿童贫穷,但反对者则认为,收入收益微乎其微,经济和文化成本过高。 While some advocate for higher taxes to combat child poverty, opponents argue the revenue gains would be minimal and the economic and cultural costs too high.