Britain’s Racing to Halt September 10 in Protest of Betting Tax Plans
For the first time in its history, Britain’s racing industry will voluntarily shut down all fixtures for a day as part of an escalating protest against government tax reforms. On 10 September, four scheduled meetings—at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield Park, and Kempton Park—will be cancelled in a collective strike against the Treasury’s proposal to raise betting duty. The move comes in […]
For the first time in its history, Britain’s racing industry will voluntarily shut down all fixtures for a day as part of an escalating protest against government tax reforms. On 10 September, four scheduled meetings—at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield Park, and Kempton Park—will be cancelled in a collective strike against the Treasury’s proposal to raise betting duty. The move comes in […]
