Concerns for what damage might be caused to the UK amusement and gaming industry by the Budget has led to a concentrated campaign by trade association Bacta - and some coverage in the national press.
Both The Sun and The Daily Telegraph reported that a rumoured £2.9bn tax raid on amusement arcades could "wipe out" the seaside business.
The target is Machine Games Duty that in the last full year raised £553.4m for the Treasury. The newspapers quoted William Bollom of the Olympia in Weston-super-Mare, who said such a rise in tax would be "a big nail in the coffin of the British seaside."
Bacta is quoted as saying that British seaside arcades contribute £451m to the economy and suggests to the Chancellor that if she doubles the duty many venues would be forced to close altogether.
John Bollom, Bacta president, is quoted at length and so is Miles Baron, CEO of the Bingo Association, and the parks organisation, BALPPA, is also quoted, all describing big rises in tax as disastrous for the industry.
The Budget is due to be released by Chancellor Rachel Reeves today (October 30).
