Sport wagering levy among 'innovative' Labour sport prepares
24 July 2014
A sports betting levy to help fund neighborhood centers and deal with gambling addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term innovative plan for sport".
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Transfer to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "legacy" of increased participation had actually stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
And she stated "strong government management" was needed to attain it.
Ms Harman will also think about bring back a requirement that school students do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was eliminated by the as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The proposals belong to Labour's More Sport for All consultation.
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At present, wagering firms deal with a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets placed online.
While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on tv earnings for the grassroots game, the celebration believes the way that sum is calculated indicates it is typically less that it could be.
The assessment is looking at increasing openness into how amounts are determined and exploring steps that would press the nation's richest football clubs into effectively satisfying their promise.
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The plans being thought about likewise include:
New targets for female involvement in sport
Increasing the number of ladies on the boards of sporting organisations
Ms Harman said: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years back, but rather of seeing increased involvement things have actually got worse, specifically amongst youths, as an outcome of the federal government axing school sports betting collaborations."
She added: "Our consultation looks at a number of concepts which intend to improve investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and sports betting business, reviving two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to take part - women in addition to kids.
"We require strong federal government management to develop a long-lasting ingenious plan for sport which is what this assessment looks for to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more people active then we need to empower individuals who do most of the work in our communities to have more influence over how we prepare, organise and provide sport and athletics at local level."
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