Sport sports betting levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport prepares
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24 July 2014
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A wagering levy to help fund neighborhood centers and deal with gambling addiction is amongst propositions by Labour in a "long-lasting ingenious plan for sport".
Moves to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being thought about.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "legacy" of increased involvement had stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
And she said "strong government management" was required to accomplish it.
Ms Harman will likewise think about restoring a requirement that school students do at least 2 hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the coalition as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The propositions belong to Labour's More Sport for All consultation.
At present, sports betting firms face a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets put online.
While the Premier League also presented a voluntary 5% levy on tv revenues for the grassroots game, the celebration believes the manner in which sum is computed means it is often less that it could be.
The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how sums are computed and exploring steps that would pressure the country's wealthiest football clubs into appropriately meeting their promise.
The plans being considered likewise include:
New targets for female participation in sport
Increasing the number of ladies on the boards of sporting organisations
Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years ago, however rather of seeing increased involvement things have got worse, especially among young people, as a result of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."
She added: "Our consultation takes a look at a variety of concepts which aim to improve investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by getting tough with the Premier League and sports betting business, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to participate - ladies as well as boys.
"We need strong government leadership to create a strategy for sport which is what this assessment seeks 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 work in our communities to have more influence over how we prepare, organise and provide sport and physical education at local level."
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