New Posts For Thread: The outlook for Irish racing in the 2012 Budgethttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budgetAnyone with an interest in the machinations of the Irish Racing industry cannot but be disturbed by the fact that the HRI annual report for 2011 remains unavailable on their website three weeks before 2013 begins. If you want to form an opinion on thI havent a clue what is coming in tomorrows budget but PP and BF will not be going anywhere.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526609417#526609417I havent a clue what is coming in tomorrows budget but PP and BF will not be going anywhere.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:36:39 -0600Kelly my understanding was that in the North East in those days plenty of punters paid no tax.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526609299#526609299Kelly my understanding was that in the North East in those days plenty of punters paid no tax.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:32:46 -0600some huge houses alright , i say you probably saw mr kavanagh writing prose on a regular basis ...we swim in the canal as kids ,https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526608791#526608791some huge houses alright , i say you probably saw mr kavanagh writing prose on a regular basis ...we swim in the canal as kids ,Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:15:43 -0600Those were interesting houses in Mespil Road workrider , I worked in Irish Life and there was a riding school out the back , Iris Kelletts I think . Shortest working week I ever had , 33 and three quarters hours a week , but we worked hard , and tohttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526606887#526606887Those were interesting houses in Mespil Road workrider , I worked in Irish Life and there was a riding school out the back , Iris Kelletts I think . Shortest working week I ever had , 33 and three quarters hours a week , but we worked hard , and toTue, 04 Dec 2012 16:08:46 -0600had my first job as a milk boy at 14 kelly ....i delivered milk to mespil road ...its a funny old world...https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526606465#526606465had my first job as a milk boy at 14 kelly ....i delivered milk to mespil road ...its a funny old world...Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:53:21 -0600Cant remember specifically , Pa , but it must have been worthwhile to drive to Dundalk . When I was living in Dublin in the sixties I think the tax , paid on was 15% . I used to bet in Byrnes at the end of Mespil Road , think he only charged 12 andhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526606363#526606363Cant remember specifically , Pa , but it must have been worthwhile to drive to Dundalk . When I was living in Dublin in the sixties I think the tax , paid on was 15% . I used to bet in Byrnes at the end of Mespil Road , think he only charged 12 andTue, 04 Dec 2012 15:50:06 -0600UK betting tax was 9% around then?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526603907#526603907UK betting tax was 9% around then?Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:39:44 -0600Cant remember why , but in the late nineties I used to travel to Dundalk on Saturdays ( I was still earing a crust up to 2000 approx and it was pre betfair ) for a days betting . Looking back on that seems strange nowadays , cant remember the reasonhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526603721#526603721Cant remember why , but in the late nineties I used to travel to Dundalk on Saturdays ( I was still earing a crust up to 2000 approx and it was pre betfair ) for a days betting . Looking back on that seems strange nowadays , cant remember the reasonTue, 04 Dec 2012 14:34:28 -0600Is that not a switch,the punter stopped paying the tax and long may it continue.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526596539#526596539Is that not a switch,the punter stopped paying the tax and long may it continue.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:39:46 -0600I don't think McCreevey 'switched' the tax from anyone to anyone. He simply brought it down to a percentage level where it made more sense for the bookmaker to absorb it in light of increased competition from overseas, mainly the UK at the time.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29522011/the-outlook-for-irish-racing-in-the-2012-budget?post_id=526596315#526596315I don't think McCreevey 'switched' the tax from anyone to anyone. He simply brought it down to a percentage level where it made more sense for the bookmaker to absorb it in light of increased competition from overseas, mainly the UK at the time.Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:32:17 -0600