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BHA cancels four race meetings over proposed betting tax rise

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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) cancelled all UK race meetings scheduled for 10 September to protest the government’s proposed tax increase on horse-racing betting. The four meetings at Lingfield Park, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton Park will be rescheduled; the proposal would raise the rate from 15% to 21%. The BHA said its research estimates an annual £66 million cost to the industry and 2,752 jobs at risk in the first year.

The proposed rate increase and cancelled fixtures affect racing operators and the industry’s employment outlook.

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