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Football Not
Live Show?
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Cricket: Football
By Bruce ANDREW
IN the eyes of the Taxation Department,
football i* likened
to the silver screen. When
Jack Dyer or Let Jones
spread eagles the pack, or Jack
Howell flies high for a mark,
it is not fooked upon at
live" show. Therefore,
football Grand final cannot
be compared with a circus,
vaudeville act, violinist, lecturer
or travelling boxing
troupe.
rpHB "live" show pays a lower
rate of tax than the film
show or sporting fixture. It
means id on every 1/ admission
charge—a big item \yhen dealing
with hundreds of thousands
of spectators.
Recently, the ANFC approached
the Commonwealth
Government to seek a reclassification
of tax on football,
claiming that it should be treated
as a "live" performance.
Now the NSW Rugby League
has formed a committee representing
all football codes in
Sydney to approach the Goveminent
with a similar request. I
There is no doubt that sporting
bodies have a just claim.
The saving in tax could be used
for propagation of the sport
and improvements to ground
accommodation.
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