PART 6Excise duties

Gambling duties

191Machine games duty

Schedule 24 contains provision replacing amusement machine licence duty with a new excise duty and making related changes to VATA 1994.

192Amusement machine licence duty

1

In section 23(2) of BGDA 1981 (amount of duty payable on amusement machine licence), for the table substitute—

TABLE

Months for which licence granted

Category A

Category B1

Category B2

Category B3

Category B4

Category C

£

£

£

£

£

£

1

555

280

220

220

200

85

2

1105

555

435

435

395

165

3

1655

830

655

655

595

250

4

2205

1105

870

870

790

330

5

2755

1380

1085

1085

985

410

6

3305

1655

1305

1305

1185

495

7

3860

1930

1520

1520

1380

575

8

4410

2205

1740

1740

1575

655

9

4960

2485

1955

1955

1775

740

10

5510

2760

2170

2170

1970

820

11

6060

3035

2390

2390

2170

900

12

6295

3150

2480

2480

2250

935

2

The amendment made by this section has effect in relation to cases where the application for the amusement machine licence is received by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs after 4 pm on 23 March 2012.

193Rates of gaming duty

1

In section 11(2) of FA 1997 (rates of gaming duty), for the table substitute—

TABLE

Part of gross gaming yield

Rate

The first £2,175,000

15 per cent

The next £1,499,500

20 per cent

The next £2,626,000

30 per cent

The next £5,542,500

40 per cent

The remainder

50 per cent

2

The amendment made by this section has effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2012.

194Remote gambling: double taxation relief

Schedule 25 contains provision for double taxation relief in respect of remote gambling.