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Wed 10 Oct 2008Bookies condemn betting tax increase
BETTING TAX:THE DOUBLING of betting tax will put bookmakers out of business and lead to job losses, industry figures warned yesterday.
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan yesterday announced that the Government will double the current 1 per cent levy on bookies' turnover to 2 per cent, which will net the exchequer €40 million.
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