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Sat 01 Jan 2011Leading firms say online wager tax not viable
BOOKMAKERS:PROVISIONS IN the Finance Bill that would see betting tax extended to online operators are unenforceable, leading bookmakers have claimed.
Boylesports, which operates 141 stores throughout the State, in addition to its online betting service, has said Irish-based bookmakers will be penalised unfairly by the move because the exchequer will be unable to collect tax from online operators based in other jurisdictions.
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