Should your taxes be used to save a sports club?

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Most Brits say no to taxpayer bailouts
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for struggling sports clubs. It seems
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the British public isn't keen on using
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taxpayer money to bail out struggling
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football and rugby clubs. Exclusive
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research from Ipsos for City shows that
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a whopping 67% are against government
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handouts for football and 66% feel the
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same about rugby. There's a lot of
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concern around taxpayer money being used
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to prop up these sports, especially when
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millions from pandemic loans are still
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unreovered. And it's not just about the
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money. The research suggests a mature
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public view. Sports clubs are commercial
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entities. They should be held
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accountable for their financial
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management. Professor Rob Wilson points
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out that while sports have cultural
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value, that doesn't excuse financial
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mismanagement. Interestingly, support
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for using public funds is highest among
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18 to 34 year olds, but drops
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significantly with older age groups. The
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message is clear. Responsibility for a
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club's finances should be with its
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owners, not the taxpayer. What do you
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think? Should public funds ever be used
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to support clubs? And if so, under what
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conditions?

Should your taxes be used to save a sports club?

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