Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 July 2017
61. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the work of the tax strategy group in 2017 with particular reference to a review of the system of betting tax; when it is expected this work will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31447/17]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, during the 2016 Finance Bill Committee Stage Debates in both the Dáil and the Seanad, a commitment was given that betting duty would be examined as part of the 2017 Tax Strategy Group process. I can inform you that officials in my Department have been examining the area with a view to including the Review for inclusion in the Excise TSG Paper 2017.
As part of the Review my Department undertook a consultation process which sought the views of industry, stakeholders and the general public. The consultation process closed on 19 June 2017.
The Review will form part of the Excise TSG Paper 2017, which is expected to be presented to the forthcoming TSG and, as in the case with the TSG 2016 papers, published very shortly afterwards.
