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The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) is required to collect a statutory levy, known as the Horserace Betting Levy, from horseracing bookmakers and the Tote successor company which it then distributes for the improvement of horseracing and breeds of horses...
Find out if you can register for VAT under the VAT registration scheme for racehorse owners.
You need a licence to train racehorses to compete in steeple chases, hurdle races and national hunt flat races.
Find out if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
This publication is intended for Valuation Officers. It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version.
DCMS commissioned independent consultancy firm, Frontier Economics, to provide an independent economic analysis of the costs and revenues of the horseracing sector in Great Britain.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
Gambling Minister Stuart Andrew updates on gambling white paper progress at the Betting and Gaming Council Annual General Meeting
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export equines to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
You need a licence to train racehorses for entry into races anywhere in Ireland
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
Government will be responsible for determining the 50th Horserace Betting Levy
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