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Sport wagering levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to assist fund community facilities and treat gambling addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-lasting innovative plan for sport".
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Moves to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being considered.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "tradition" of increased involvement had stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
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And she said "strong federal government leadership" was required to attain it.

Ms Harman will also think about restoring 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.

Pressure on clubs
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The proposals are part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, wagering companies deal with a levy on horseracing earnings - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets positioned online.
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While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television incomes for the grassroots video game, the party believes the manner in which amount is calculated implies it is frequently less that it could be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how sums are determined and exploring measures that would pressure the football clubs into correctly satisfying their guarantee.

The plans being considered also include:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the variety of women 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 become worse, especially amongst youths, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She added: "Our assessment takes a look at a number of concepts which intend to enhance investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by getting difficult with the Premier League and sports betting companies, restoring 2 hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to take part - ladies along with young boys.

"We require strong government management to develop a long-term innovative plan for sport and that is what this consultation seeks to do."

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

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