Sports: Taxation
(asked on 4th February 2015) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times his Department has introduced special tax arrangements to support a major sporting event since May 2010.
This question was answered on 4th March 2015
The Government has supported a wide range of sporting events held in the UK, including by providing specific tax exemptions for overseas sportspersons competing in the following events:
Champions League final (2011)
Olympic & Paralympic games (2012)
London Anniversary Games (2013)
Champions League final (2013)
Glasgow Commonwealth Games (2014)
Glasgow Athletics Grand Prix (2014)