Sport wagering levy amongst 'innovative' Labour sport prepares
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24 July 2014
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A sports betting levy to assist fund neighborhood facilities and treat sports betting addiction is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative strategy for sport".
Moves to push 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 "legacy" of increased involvement had actually stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
And she said "strong government leadership" was required to accomplish 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 union as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The proposals become part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.
At present, sports betting firms face a levy on horseracing earnings - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is considering 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 earnings for the grassroots game, the party thinks the way that amount is computed means it is frequently less that it could be.
The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how sums are computed and checking out steps that would push the country's wealthiest football clubs into effectively satisfying their pledge.
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The strategies being considered also consist of:
New targets for female participation in sport
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Increasing the variety of women on the boards of organisations
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Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years ago, however rather of seeing increased participation things have actually become worse, especially amongst youths, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."
She added: "Our assessment takes a look at a variety of ideas which intend to boost investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and sports betting companies, bringing back 2 hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to take part - ladies along with boys.
"We need strong government leadership to develop a long-lasting ingenious plan for sport which is what this consultation seeks to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower individuals who do the majority of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more impact over how we prepare, arrange and deliver sport and physical education at local level."
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