Sport betting levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport prepares
24 July 2014
A betting levy to help fund community centers and deal with betting dependency is amongst propositions by Labour in a "long-term ingenious plan for sport".
Relocate to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being considered.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "tradition" of increased participation had actually stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
And she stated "strong government management" was required to achieve it.
Ms Harman will likewise consider restoring a requirement that school students do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of 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 firms face a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports and consist of bets put online.
While the Premier League also presented a voluntary 5% levy on tv revenues for the grassroots video game, the yohaig code party believes the manner in which amount is determined indicates it is typically less that it could be.
The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how sums are calculated and exploring measures that would press the country's richest football clubs into correctly meeting their pledge.
The plans being considered also include:
New targets for female involvement in sport
Increasing the number 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, but instead of seeing increased involvement things have worsened, specifically amongst youths, as an outcome of the federal government axing school sports collaborations."
She added: "Our assessment looks at a variety of concepts which intend to improve investment in community and grassroots sports by quarreling the Premier League and wagering business, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more individuals to participate - ladies in addition to young boys.
"We require strong federal government leadership to create a long-lasting ingenious strategy for sport and that is what this assessment looks for to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we need to empower individuals who do the majority of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more impact over how we plan, arrange and provide sport and physical education at regional level."
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