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Sport Betting Levy among 'Innovative' Labour Sport Plans
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Sport wagering levy amongst 'innovative' Labour sport prepares

24 July 2014

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

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

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

And she stated "strong government management" was needed to accomplish it.
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Ms Harman will likewise consider restoring a requirement that school students do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was removed by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The propositions are part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.
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At present, wagering firms face a levy on - 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 likewise introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv incomes for the grassroots game, the party thinks the manner in which amount is determined indicates it is often less that it might be.

The assessment is taking a look at increasing transparency into how sums are calculated and checking out steps that would press the country's wealthiest football clubs into appropriately fulfilling their promise.

The plans being thought about likewise include:

New targets for female involvement 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 2 years back, however instead of seeing increased participation things have become worse, especially among youths, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She included: "Our consultation looks at a variety of ideas which aim to increase financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and wagering companies, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more individuals to take part - girls along with kids.

"We require strong government leadership to produce a long-term ingenious strategy for sport which is what this consultation looks for to do."

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 many of the operate in our communities to have more impact over how we plan, arrange and provide sport and athletics at local level."
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