Sport wagering levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A betting levy to assist fund community centers and deal with betting addiction is among propositions by Labour in a "long-lasting innovative prepare for sport".

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

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 accomplish it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about bring back a requirement that school students do at least two hours of sport a week, which was eliminated by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The proposals belong to Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, wagering companies face a levy on horseracing earnings - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports and include bets placed online.

While the yohaig code Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv incomes for the grassroots game, the party thinks the way that amount is computed implies it is frequently less that it could be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how amounts are determined and checking out steps that would push the yohaig code nation's richest football clubs into properly meeting their pledge.

The strategies being thought about also include:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the variety of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years earlier, however rather of seeing increased involvement things have become worse, especially amongst youths, as a result of the federal government axing school sports collaborations."

She added: "Our consultation looks at a number of concepts which intend to improve investment in community and grassroots sports by getting hard with the Premier League and betting companies, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - girls as well as young boys.

"We require strong federal government management to create a long-term ingenious prepare for sport which is what this promotion code assessment 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 many of the work in our communities to have more influence over how we plan, organise and provide sport and physical education at regional level."

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