Hong Kong announced that it will levy additional football betting taxes from the Hong Kong Jockey Club from the new financial year, and it will receive a revenue of HK $ 12 billion (S $ 2 billion) at that time.
Comprehensive Hong Kong 01 and Ming Daily reported that when the Hong Kong Director of Finance Chen Maobo announced on Wednesday (February 22), in the face of financial pressure, Hong Kong must try to increase government revenue in the short term, so it is recommendedSince 2023/24, under the Gaming Tax Regulations, the original gaming tax rate has remained unchanged to the Hong Kong Jockey Club each year.
In response to the Jockey Club, it is said that the government is understanding why the government is levied additional football gaming tax, but the income of the Jockey Club will greatly reduce it and have a significant impact on the charitable trust fund of the Jockey Club.
The Jockey Club also said that during the budget consultation, they have expressed their positions that have reserved the increase in gaming tax rates, and emphasized that the on -gaming tax rate will bring irreversible structural issues, which will eventually only damage the damage.Go to Hong Kong and make the illegal peripheral and overseas dealers the only benefit.
