Sat. Nov 23rd, 2024

Source says eyebrows were raised at the funding bid considering the major state support given to embattled soccer body, but other sports bodies are also calling for an equitable distribution of the tax

The Ireland’s men soccer team: If tax was distributed proportionally based on what is bet on in Ireland, football would receive the largest single amount

Eyebrows were raised in government at the Football Association of Ireland’s call for a more equitable distribution of betting tax revenue among the country’s sporting bodies.

A senior source within the Department of Sport told the Business Post that it was surprised the FAI was seeking such funding. The source said that considering the assistance the government had provided the FAI in recent times, including capital funding, aiding the association with its financial recovery and …

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