Legislators have moved a step forward to implementing an EU-wide levy on gambling revenues, although the prospect still remains far off – for now.
A 1% levy on gambling was proposed by Romanian politician Victor Negrescu, Vice President of the European Parliament and a member of the Budget Committee, in February.
Next Wednesday, 27 May, the EU Budget Committee will hold a meeting on how such a measure could – and maybe more importantly should – proceed. The meeting will be led by Piotr Serafin, the EU Budget Commissioner.
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) political bloc lent its support to the proposal, with proponents arguing that a levy will generate additional funding for health, education and youth initiatives across the EU.
