Sport Suffers

In 1998 a total of more thena £300 million worth of lottery money was handed over to various sporting bodies. This year that total will be less than £170 million. There has been no compensatory rise in government spending to cover that shortfall. And given that the large majority of this years money will be allocated to elite and top sports people, the grass roots of sport will suffer, as it always does. It is estimated that 'Sport', in general, contributed an about £5 billion in tax last year.
- 9/5/05