British Horseracing to Go on Strike in Protest Against Rise in Betting Taxes

British horseracing to go on strike in protest against rise in betting taxes

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Horse races cancelled in protest against proposed betting tax rise

The British Horseracing Authority cancels all races on 10 September in protest against the Government's proposed tax rise on horserace betting.

Horse racing to go on strike in protest against government’s planned betting tax rise

All scheduled racing on 10 September to be cancelledTreasury proposes to align duty rate for betting and gamingAll scheduled racing in Britain on 10 September will be cancelled and the sport will, in effect, go on strike, as racing escalates its protests against a Treasury proposal to align the rate of duty charged on sports betting with the rate for much more addictive games of pure chance such as roulette and online slot machines.The move to a…