Leading Gaming Business Wins VAT and Duties Tribunal
Rank Group Plc, which runs Mecca Bingo clubs nationwide, has received
GBP59.1m in over-paid value-added tax (VAT) after two years of battling with the UK government. Rank filed a repayment claim to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in 2006 on the grounds
that the application of VAT on games of interval bingo had been found to contravene
the European Union's principle of fiscal neutrality, according to which supplies of services that are the same or similar
should not be treated differently for VAT purposes. As a consequence of the Tribunal's
ruling, Mecca Bingo has not paid VAT on any games of interval bingo since July
2008. The repayment
covers the five-and-a-half year period from January 2003 to June 2008. The repayment relates to a VAT and Duties Tribunal ruling in May 2008, which
HMRC has appealed. The appeal will be heard by the High Court in the first half
of 2009. If HMRC is successful in its appeal, Rank may be required to return
the payment with interest.
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