Women’s sport governing bodies and leagues call for tax relief

The UK government should start reducing the tax on the live broadcast of women’s sports, according to governing bodies and leagues.

The Women’s Super League, Premier Women’s Rugby, Sky, and ITV are just a few organizations that have written letters to Chancellor Rachel Reeves stating that “the time is right to act now.”

The organizations wrote that the tax relief would “boost participation, create jobs, and support growth” in the letter, which is also signed by the England and Wales Cricket Board, the Football Association, Rugby Football Union, and England Netball.

Some innovative industries in the UK already have access to tax relief comparable to an expenditure credit, which lowers a company’s corporation tax bill.

The organizations claim that the tax relief will support new events, increase coverage of underrepresented sports, improve broadcast quality, and increase women’s sports’ visibility in the letter, which has been seen by BBC Sport.

The proposed expenditure credit, in our opinion, would “start this decade of change” and have an immediate impact on boosting the visibility of our amazing sportswomen as well as laying the groundwork for long-term growth in women’s sports production,” the letter states.