New Posts For Thread: More taxhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-taxhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0514/1224270378463.htmlSurely this is the most unequitable system ever that is being proposed?unless i have read something wrong,perhaps if betting turnover on golf = 4% of all turnover then the GUI will get 4% of the betting tax collected,the GAA IRFU and FAI will clean uhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433819465#433819465Surely this is the most unequitable system ever that is being proposed?unless i have read something wrong,perhaps if betting turnover on golf = 4% of all turnover then the GUI will get 4% of the betting tax collected,the GAA IRFU and FAI will clean uSun, 16 May 2010 12:34:25 -0500Agree entirely with your sentiments ricky.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433779201#433779201Agree entirely with your sentiments ricky.Sun, 16 May 2010 07:59:34 -0500I'll give you a reason Morrga, because Betfair offered to give HRI 1.5 million a year and the HRI turned it down. 4 HRI board members sat on the Punchestown board which turned down 100,000 euro sponsorship from Betfair, the meeting was describedhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433770909#433770909I'll give you a reason Morrga, because Betfair offered to give HRI 1.5 million a year and the HRI turned it down. 4 HRI board members sat on the Punchestown board which turned down 100,000 euro sponsorship from Betfair, the meeting was describedSun, 16 May 2010 06:29:39 -0500We'll be grand going by reading that, drinks all roundhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433770669#433770669We'll be grand going by reading that, drinks all roundSun, 16 May 2010 06:26:35 -0500Irish fears over plan for online betting tax BY JOHNNY WARD 9:41AM 15 MAY 2010 DEEP concern remained in the Irish racing industry last night about how Taoiseach Brian Cowen will effect plans to tax online and telephone betting.Cowen's speech athttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433770589#433770589Irish fears over plan for online betting tax BY JOHNNY WARD 9:41AM 15 MAY 2010 DEEP concern remained in the Irish racing industry last night about how Taoiseach Brian Cowen will effect plans to tax online and telephone betting.Cowen's speech atSun, 16 May 2010 06:25:32 -0500Fair is fair, if you use a product you have got to expect to pay for the service. Why wouldnt Betair absorb the 1% levy like Irish bookmakers are currently doing?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433760713#433760713Fair is fair, if you use a product you have got to expect to pay for the service. Why wouldnt Betair absorb the 1% levy like Irish bookmakers are currently doing?Sun, 16 May 2010 03:45:35 -0500Would not be too worried if I had an internet site.Too hard to make laws for this type of thing that would not contradict our European masters in Brussels. Not that hard at all. They will inform the I.S.P to block the websites that will not conform,https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433719829#433719829Would not be too worried if I had an internet site.Too hard to make laws for this type of thing that would not contradict our European masters in Brussels. Not that hard at all. They will inform the I.S.P to block the websites that will not conform,Sat, 15 May 2010 19:04:36 -0500Agree with your sentiments entirely paw. Thought the era of the gravy train was ended but apparently not. Theres nothing like a begging bowl and a poor mouth to get a bit of sympathy and a few quid. Does anybody on this forum know what the Tote'https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433690897#433690897Agree with your sentiments entirely paw. Thought the era of the gravy train was ended but apparently not. Theres nothing like a begging bowl and a poor mouth to get a bit of sympathy and a few quid. Does anybody on this forum know what the Tote'Sat, 15 May 2010 15:26:49 -0500Betfair used to give HRI €1 million a year, but Brian Kavanagh said it wasn't enough. Don't get me wrong I like racing, but I think those idiots in HRI need to have a long look at themselves. Remember they wanted to spend €100m rehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433648153#433648153Betfair used to give HRI €1 million a year, but Brian Kavanagh said it wasn't enough. Don't get me wrong I like racing, but I think those idiots in HRI need to have a long look at themselves. Remember they wanted to spend €100m reSat, 15 May 2010 10:41:36 -0500I'll be quitting if it goes to 7-8%. Don't Betfair contribute directly to HRI anyway?I don't bet on racing here generally, I don't want my small soccer and GAA bets to go to Magnier's and McManus' pockets. as you say. Behttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/24043225/more-tax?post_id=433616765#433616765I'll be quitting if it goes to 7-8%. Don't Betfair contribute directly to HRI anyway?I don't bet on racing here generally, I don't want my small soccer and GAA bets to go to Magnier's and McManus' pockets. as you say. BeSat, 15 May 2010 06:51:31 -0500