Sport Betting Levy among 'Innovative' Labour Sport Plans

Sport wagering levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

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A betting levy to help fund community facilities and treat gambling addiction is amongst propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative prepare for sport".

Moves to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being thought about.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the yohaig code Olympic "tradition" of increased involvement had stopped working to materialise after London 2012.

And she stated "strong government management" was required to accomplish it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about restoring a requirement that school students do at least two hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the coalition as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

the yohaig code propositions become part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.

At present, betting companies face a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports and include bets put online.

While the yohaig code Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television revenues for the grassroots video game, the party believes the manner in which sum is calculated means it is typically less that it might be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how amounts are determined and checking out measures that would pressure the yohaig code nation's richest football clubs into appropriately satisfying their guarantee.

The strategies being considered also consist of:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the yohaig code variety of ladies on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years earlier, however rather of seeing increased participation things have worsened, especially among youths, as an outcome of the government axing school sports partnerships."

She added: "Our assessment takes a look at a variety of concepts which intend to enhance financial investment in community and grassroots sports by quarreling the Premier League and wagering companies, restoring 2 hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - women as well as boys.

"We need strong government management to produce a long-term ingenious prepare for sport and that is what this promotion code consultation looks for to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower the individuals who do most of the work in our communities to have more influence over how we prepare, organise and provide sport and physical education at local level."