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British Horse Racing Strikes over Proposed Tax Rise on Betting
The British Horseracing Authority warns a proposed tax increase could cost £330 million over five years and threaten 2,750 jobs, prompting the first-ever industry-wide strike.
- The British Horseracing Authority has called for a united front to oppose a proposed tax rise on betting that it says could devastate the sport's funding model.
- Rescheduling all four scheduled racing meetings is an unprecedented move that highlights the threat the industry sees from the tax change.
- The government denies proposing an increase in tax on horseracing betting and says racecourse betting currently gets a 100% tax break with no plans to change that.
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Jockeys protest against proposed UK betting tax hike
Hollie Doyle, Tom Marquand and champion jockey Oisin Murphy were among the riders who swapped the racecourse for Parliament Square in London, as racing descended on Westminster to demonstrate its opposition to proposed betting tax changes in the United Kingdom.
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timesandstar.co.ukRacing set for strike action on historic blank day
Fears potential tax changes could have huge impact on the future of the sport.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left8Leaning Right5Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
38% Center
L 38%
C 38%
R 24%
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