Select Committee · Treasury Committee
Budget 2025
Status: Closed
Opened: 13 Oct 2025
Closed: 23 Jan 2026
1 report
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Report – Taxation of gambling | HC 1451 | 7 Nov 2025 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2025 | Dharmesh Nayee · HM Treasury, James Bowler · HM Treasury, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP · HM Treasury | View ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Dr Peder Beck-Friis · PIMCO, Helen Miller · Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Tera Allas CBE · The Productivity Institute, Ruth Curtice · Resolution Foundation | View ↗ |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Professor David Miles CBE · Office for Budget Responsibility, Tom Josephs · Office for Budget Responsibility | View ↗ |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Kate Willis · Chartered Institute of Taxation, Kirstie Allsopp (TV Presenter and property expert), Professor Tim Leunig · Public First Consulting, Richard Donnell · Zoopla | View ↗ |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Rt Hon. George Osborne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon. Sir Vince Cable, former Secretary of State for Business and Trade | View ↗ |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Dr Jonathan Cribb · Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Kitty Stewart · London School of Economics (LSE), Sophie Howes · Child Poverty Action Group | View ↗ |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Carsten Jung · Institute for Public Policy Research, Dr Theo Bertram · Social Market Foundation, Grainne Hurst · Betting and Gaming Council, Stephen Hodgson · Betting and Gaming Council, Stewart Kenny · Paddy Power | View ↗ |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Dan Neidle · Tax Policy Associates, Dr Arun Advani · Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax), Helen Miller · Institute for Fiscal Studies, Ruth Curtice · Resolution Foundation | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Miller · Director | Institute for Fiscal Studies | 2 |
| Ruth Curtice · Chief Executive | Resolution Foundation | 2 |
| Carsten Jung · Interim associate director for economic policy an… | Institute for Public Policy Research | 1 |
| Dan Neidle · Founder | Tax Policy Associates | 1 |
| Dharmesh Nayee · Director of Strategy, Planning and Budget | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Dr Arun Advani · Director | Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax) | 1 |
| Dr Jonathan Cribb · Deputy Director | Institute for Fiscal Studies | 1 |
| Dr Peder Beck-Friis · Economist | PIMCO | 1 |
| Dr Theo Bertram · Director | Social Market Foundation | 1 |
| Grainne Hurst · Chief Executive | Betting and Gaming Council | 1 |
| James Bowler · Permanent secretary to the Treasury | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Kate Willis · Property Taxes Technical Officer | Chartered Institute of Taxation | 1 |
| Kirstie Allsopp (TV Presenter and property expert) | — | 1 |
| Professor David Miles CBE · Member, Budget Responsibility Committee | Office for Budget Responsibility | 1 |
| Professor Kitty Stewart · Professor of Social Policy | London School of Economics (LSE) | 1 |
| Professor Tera Allas CBE · Chair of Advisory Committee | The Productivity Institute | 1 |
| Professor Tim Leunig · Director of Economics | Public First Consulting | 1 |
| Richard Donnell · Executive Director Research | Zoopla | 1 |
| Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP · Chancellor of the Exchequer | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Rt Hon. George Osborne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer | — | 1 |
| Rt Hon. Sir Vince Cable, former Secretary of State for Business and Trade | — | 1 |
| Sophie Howes · Head of Policy | Child Poverty Action Group | 1 |
| Stephen Hodgson · Chair of Tax Committee | Betting and Gaming Council | 1 |
| Stewart Kenny · Retired Co-founder | Paddy Power | 1 |
| Tom Josephs · Member, Budget Responsibility Committee | Office for Budget Responsibility | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2026 | — | Correspondence from the Chair to the OBR's Budget Responsibility Committee on f… |
| 13 Jan 2026 | — | Correspondence from the OBR's Budget Responsibility Committee in response to th… |
| 9 Dec 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Rt Hon. Gordon Brown CH on gambling taxation, date 19 N… |
| 28 Nov 2025 | — | Correspondence from Richard Hughes in response to the Chair of the Treasury Com… |
| 27 Nov 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Chair of the Treasury Committee to Richard Hughes, date… |
| 4 Nov 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Betting and Gaming Council to the Treasury Select Commi… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2025 | Informal meeting | Private meeting · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House | |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private meeting · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House | |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private meeting · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |