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Sport wagering levy amongst 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A wagering levy to help fund community facilities and treat gambling addiction is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative prepare for sport".

Moves to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "tradition" of increased involvement had failed to materialise after London 2012.
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And she stated "strong federal government leadership" was needed to achieve it.
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Ms Harman will also consider bring back a requirement that school students do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs
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The propositions belong to Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, wagering firms face a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets put online.

While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv profits for the grassroots video game, the party thinks the manner in which amount is calculated means it is frequently less that it could be.

The assessment is taking a look at increasing openness into how sums are calculated and exploring steps that would push the nation's wealthiest football clubs into appropriately meeting their promise.
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The plans being considered likewise consist of:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the number of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years earlier, however rather of seeing increased involvement things have actually got even worse, especially among youths, as a result of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She added: "Our assessment looks at a number of concepts which intend to improve investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and wagering business, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to take part - ladies in addition to kids.
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"We need strong federal government management to produce a long-lasting innovative 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 individuals active then we have to empower the people who do most of the operate in our communities to have more influence over how we prepare, arrange and provide sport and physical education at local level."

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