Football body says that because of large proportion of bets made on football, sport should benefit from the tax
28th February, 2021
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The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has told the government it wants a cut of the money raised from gambling tax as part of its efforts to clear around 70 million in debt.
Representatives from the cash-strapped sporting body met with Jack Chambers, a junior minister in the Department of Justice, on February 4 and appealed for some of the money…
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