The UK court has just handed down judgement on the Point of Consumption Tax Challenge and the court has decided to refer some of the issues in the matter to the CJEU. Please find attached a copy of the judgement.The next stage of the process is for the court to finalise the specific questions to be referred.

Peter Howitt, the CEO of the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association stated:

“This is an important decision for all industries and it is quite correct that it should be determined by the European Court rather than within the country that has created this unfair position. We maintain that the tax regime introduced by Her Majesty’s Government skews the market in favour of Domestic providers to the detriment of law abiding operators like our members, in clear breach of European law. Because of this sensible decision we now look forward to European judges considering this matter and believe they will confirm our position.”