HMRC, after many years of agreeing that 5 and 6 a side football was exempt from VAT to players, have now issued a brief stating that VAT must be paid on all small sided football leagues – just like the one YOU play in.
This will add - or has already added - 20% on top of match fees for small sided teams. 5 and 6 a side teams often contain players from minority, disadvantaged or low income households who are not able to afford gym membership or other more expensive sports and equipment.
This policy will inevitably cause either hardship to existing players, or drive participants away from regular exercise, which may be the only exercise they receive each week.
The policy is wrong and misguided.
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My husband plays 5 a side every week and it keeps him sane. This is just another way to squeeze money out of normal people who just want a bit of exercise.
Absolute joke. They talk about getting people active and then slap a massive tax on the only sport some blokes can actually afford. Fix it.
20% jump is insane. Teams will fold if this stays. HMRC have lost the plot.
Stop taxing everything we enjoy! Costs are already going up everywhere else.
Ridiculous. We already pay enough to play every week. Leave our football alone.
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HMRC, after many years of agreeing that 5 and 6 a side football was exempt from VAT to players, have now issued a brief stating that VAT must be paid on all small sided football leagues – just like the one YOU play in.
This will add - or has already added - 20% on top of match fees for small sided teams. 5 and 6 a side teams often contain players from minority, disadvantaged or low income households who are not able to afford gym membership or other more expensive sports and equipment.
This policy will inevitably cause either hardship to existing players, or drive participants away from regular exercise, which may be the only exercise they receive each week.
The policy is wrong and misguided.
Please support our petition.
We are all in this together. Help us help you.
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total greed plain and simple. this is gonna price so many of the lads out of the league.
My husband plays 5 a side every week and it keeps him sane. This is just another way to squeeze money out of normal people who just want a bit of exercise.
Absolute joke. They talk about getting people active and then slap a massive tax on the only sport some blokes can actually afford. Fix it.
20% jump is insane. Teams will fold if this stays. HMRC have lost the plot.
Stop taxing everything we enjoy! Costs are already going up everywhere else.
Ridiculous. We already pay enough to play every week. Leave our football alone.
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total greed plain and simple. this is gonna price so many of the lads out of the league.