Sport wagering levy among 'innovative' Labour sport prepares
24 July 2014
A sports betting levy to help fund community facilities and deal with sports betting addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-lasting ingenious strategy for sport".
Transfer to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being thought about.
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Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "tradition" of increased participation had actually failed to materialise after London 2012.
And she stated "strong government leadership" was required to achieve it.
Ms Harman will also think about bring back a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was removed by the coalition as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The proposals become part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.
At present, wagering firms face a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets put online.
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While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the grassroots video game, the celebration thinks the manner in which sum is determined implies it is frequently less that it might be.
The assessment is taking a look at increasing transparency into how amounts are determined and checking out measures that would press the country's wealthiest football clubs into properly meeting their guarantee.
The strategies being considered likewise include:
New targets for female involvement in sport
Increasing the variety of females on the boards of sporting organisations
Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years back, however instead of seeing increased involvement things have got worse, specifically amongst young people, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting collaborations."
She included: "Our assessment looks at a number of ideas which intend to increase financial investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and sports betting business, bringing back 2 hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to take part - girls in addition to kids.
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"We require strong government management to produce a plan for sport and that is what this assessment seeks to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more people active then we need to empower the individuals who do the majority of the work in our neighborhoods to have more impact over how we plan, arrange and provide sport and physical education at local level."
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