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Sport wagering levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport plans
24 July 2014
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A sports betting levy to assist fund community facilities and treat gambling addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious prepare for sport".
Moves to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "legacy" of increased involvement had actually failed to materialise after London 2012.
And she said "strong federal government leadership" was required to attain it.
Ms Harman will likewise think about restoring a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was eliminated by the union as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The propositions belong to Labour's More Sport for All assessment.
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At present, deal with a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets put online.
While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the grassroots game, the party thinks the method that sum is computed indicates it is often less that it might be.
The consultation is taking a look at increasing openness into how amounts are calculated and exploring procedures that would push the nation's wealthiest football clubs into effectively satisfying their pledge.
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The strategies being thought about also include:
New targets for female involvement in sport
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Increasing the variety of women on the boards of sporting organisations
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Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years ago, but instead of seeing increased participation things have become worse, particularly among young people, as an outcome of the federal government axing school sports betting collaborations."
She added: "Our consultation looks at a variety of concepts which intend to increase investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and wagering companies, bringing back 2 hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to take part - girls as well as boys.
"We need strong government leadership to create a long-lasting ingenious prepare for sport which is what this consultation seeks to do."
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Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we need to empower the individuals who do the majority of the work in our communities to have more impact over how we prepare, arrange and deliver sport and athletics at local level."
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