Macau government collects US$896 million in gaming tax in January
Friday 14 de February 2025 / 12:00
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(Macau).- The government’s gaming tax revenue in January reached MOP$7.19 billion (US$896 million), down 2.1% year-on-year.
Information from Macau’s Financial Services Bureau (DSF) shows that the government’s gaming tax revenue in January reached MOP$7.19 billion (US$896 million), down 2.1% year-on-year.
The January tax figure correlates to Macau’s gross gaming revenues for the month of December, when GGR came in at MOP$18.2 billion (US$2.27 billion). December’s gaming revenues were impacted by a visit to Macau by China’s President Xi Jinping for the inauguration of Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai.
January’s tax take represents 7.7% of the government’s 2025 budget, which has been set at MOP$93.1 billion (US$11.6 billion).
Total government revenue for in January was MOP$8.39 billion (US$1.05 billion), meaning gaming tax accounted for 85.7% of the total.
Categoría:Gaming
Tags: Sin tags
País: Macao
Región: Asia
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