Draft Major Sporting Events (Income tax Exemption) (2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games) Regulations 2022 Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Finals) Regulations 2022 Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2022 Debate
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Douglas Chapman
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Draft Major Sporting Events (Income tax Exemption) (2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games) Regulations 2022
Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Finals) Regulations 2022
Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2022
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Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife) (SNP)
The SNP is generally supportive of the measures proposed today and, in particular, of that on the women’s football competition. To use a pun, it puts the women’s game on a level playing field with all the other events, which is a great step forward.
It is remarkable, however, that the Government are much more quick off the mark when it comes to legislation on tax exemptions than they are to legislate against money laundering, for example, which props up the London property market. For example, we are still waiting for the economic crime Bill, four years on from the original consultation. That is some gestation period for any Bill, but I hope we will be able to make progress on that.
We do not want to make any further comment on today’s proceedings, but I hope the Government can make progress with the other legislation that could benefit the economy. As far as the other competitions are concerned, we hope that all goes well and wish all the very best to the competitors involved.