Horse races cancelled in protest against proposed betting tax rise
The British horse race will continue on the strike on September 10, and the government will take an unprecedented action, such as refusing the competition to protest against the proposed tax increase in betting bets.
As part of the industry -wide Ax Racing Tax Campaign, four fixtures planned at Lingfield Park, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton Park were reorganized for that day.
Sports voluntarily rejected the competition for the first time in modern history.
The administrative body is campaigning against the Treasury’s proposal to bring a single distant gambling tax, which will increase the 15% tax rate aligned by the book manufacturers and currently online games that are currently taxed.
BHA said it would have a “destructive effect” that predicts income loss of £ 330 million with economic analysis and at risk 2,752 jobs in the first year.
BBC Sport contacted the culture, media and sports department for comment.
Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget in October is expected to bring tax increase.
British Horseracing Authority General Manager Brant Dunshea said that the proposals “threaten the future of the sport.”
The race meetings in Britain take place for 363 days a year unless it is called for national crises such as adverse weather, horse virus outbreaks and Covid-19 pandemia.
The strike takes place the day before the start of the Four -Day St Leger Festival in the Doncaster hippodrome.
“The British races have already been in a precarious financial position, and the investigation on the race, the tax increase in sports and the country -wide towns and communities can be a disaster for thousands of jobs based on it,” Dunshea said.
He said: “This, the British race for the first time because of the government proposals chose to compete. We did not take this decision slightly, but in doing so, the government, British’s legacy and culture, a valuable part of the sport to protect the future of our sport to rethink this tax proposal.”
