Sport wagering levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to help fund neighborhood centers and treat sports betting addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-lasting ingenious prepare for sport".

Transfer to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being thought about.

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

And she stated "strong government leadership" was needed to accomplish it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about bring back a requirement that school students do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the union as part of education reforms.

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The proposals become part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, sports betting companies 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 put online.

While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on television revenues for the grassroots game, the party believes the manner in which sum is calculated indicates it is frequently less that it might be.

The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how amounts are determined and checking out measures that would push the nation's wealthiest football clubs into appropriately meeting their guarantee.

The strategies being thought about likewise consist of:

New targets for female participation in sport

Increasing the number of women on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years earlier, however rather of seeing increased involvement things have actually got worse, specifically amongst young individuals, as a result of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She included: "Our consultation looks at a number of ideas which intend to increase financial investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting tough with the Premier League and sports betting business, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - ladies in addition to boys.
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"We need strong federal government leadership to create a long-term ingenious plan for sport and that is what this 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 individuals who do most of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more influence over how we plan, organise and provide sport and at local level."

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