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BHA reschedules four UK race meetings over proposed 21% betting duty

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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said it has rescheduled four meetings planned for 10 September in protest at a proposed UK tax increase on horse-racing betting. The fixtures move to 8, 9, 11 and 15 September, while a separate Kempton meeting moves from 15 to 18 September; the proposal would raise the duty from 15% to 21%. The Betting and Gaming Council criticised the decision for being made without consultation with betting operators.

The fixture changes and proposed duty increase affect racing schedules and the betting sector’s tax exposure.

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BGC launches campaign against proposed 40% Machine Games Duty rate in Britain

The Betting and Gaming Council launched a campaign on 28 September opposing further betting shop tax rises in Britain. The BGC attributed to EY modelling an estimate that raising Machine Games Duty to 40% could jeopardise up to 16,000 jobs and leave the Treasury approximately £124m worse off.

A campaign called "Back Our Betting Shops" was started by the Betting and Gaming Council on Monday. It sets out to show how employees, communities and high streets across Britain could be affected by additional tax rises and shop closures. According to the BGC, the initiative features workers from several parts of the industry, among them apprentices, managers, customers, long-serving staff and community collaborators.

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