“It is important to note
that all the changes that have taken place in the Lithuanian market this year have been initiated
by individual MPs and not by the government of the Ministry of Finance,
which is responsible for
gambling in Lithuania. We are surprised by this and are trying to raise
questions about it at a national level.”
table games €2,300 per month.
Lithuania is currently considering tax changes for land-based casinos and gaming halls. Currently there is a fixed fee per table or machine and the changes would see a tax introduced which is calculated on the GGR of the table or slot.
Te draft law has suggested a 20 per cent tax rate for slots and table game GGR. Te current system is €260 per month per Category A, €130
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per month for Category B and €2,300 per month per gaming table.
Te Ministry of Finance says this system is not equal and it wants to see a “clearer, one-size- fits-all taxation system” so is worked out by what the product earns and will help increase transparency within the gambling sector.
Te draft was approved during its first reading at the end of last year and was due to go before Seimas for a final vote in December 2021 when the parliament also decides on the state budget for the year 2022.
Te LLVA’s Mantas Zakarka said: “Our association is very concerned that, without following the legislative procedures established in Lithuania, the Parliament’s Committee on Budget and Finance has proposed not only to change these taxes, but to increase absolutely
all taxes on land-based and remote gambling and to unify them so that everything is subject to the same 20 per cent of the GGR tax base. If this is adopted the new taxes would enter into force from July 2022.
“It is important to note that all the changes that have taken place in the Lithuanian market this year have been initiated by individual MPs and not by the government of the Ministry of Finance, which is responsible for gambling in Lithuania. We are surprised by this and are trying to raise questions about it at a national level.”
In November last year, a common gaming machine monitoring system came into force so the LPT can now monitor the turnover of all gaming machines in the country to ensure better control and bring more clarity and transparency to the market.
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