Sport sports betting levy amongst 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to assist fund community facilities and deal with sports betting dependency is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious plan for sport".

Relocate to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being thought about.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "legacy" of increased involvement had actually failed to materialise after London 2012.

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

Ms Harman will likewise consider bring back a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was removed by the union as part of education reforms.
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Pressure on clubs

The propositions belong to Labour's More Sport for All assessment.
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At present, sports betting firms deal with a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets positioned online.

While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television revenues for the grassroots game, the celebration thinks the manner in which sum is calculated suggests it is typically less that it might be.

The assessment is taking a look at increasing openness into how sums are calculated and checking out procedures that would push the nation's wealthiest football clubs into effectively satisfying their pledge.

The plans being considered also consist of:

New for female participation in sport

Increasing the number of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman stated: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years earlier, however rather of seeing increased participation things have actually worsened, particularly amongst youths, as a result of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."
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She included: "Our assessment looks at a variety of ideas which aim to enhance financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and sports betting business, bringing back 2 hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to participate - women in addition to young boys.
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"We need strong government leadership to create a long-lasting innovative prepare for sport and that is what this consultation seeks to do."
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Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more people active then we have to empower individuals who do the majority of the work in our communities to have more influence over how we plan, arrange and provide sport and physical education at local level."

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