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My educated guess is that these interstate operators, although stakeholders, have not even been notified of the new turnover tax.
It seems the people who were least listened to, were the people paying the tax while the rest who were receiving it.....just all agreed because they didnt know any better.
1. RWWA - who are charging the fee
2. Perth Racing - who will be the recipients of the fee
3. WA trotting Assoc - who have no bookies, but if they did, would be the recipients of the fee
4. WA Greyhounds - who have no bookies, so they dont really care.
5. WA bookies assoc - who agreed for a regime in line with the rest of australia and have been very outspoken on a turnover tax on NET turnover and are supportive of a threshold for smaller operators.
No corporate bookies, no interstate operators were consulted, even though they pay a considerable amount towards the coffers of RWWA.
There are three important facets of this levy:
1. what % to charge on turnover (1.5% with 2% during carnival) was agreed on.
2. on what basis do they charge the 1.5% (gross turnover or net turnover). It does make a massive difference.
3. is there a concession for smaller operators? As in Vic and NSW, operators turning over less than $5mill pay a lesser %, in some cases nil.
The letter to the above stakeholders only addressed one of these issues, number 1. It completely ignored the other two points AND THEN CLAIMED, that this was "in line" with the other states.
Therefore, this new tax has been introduced with only a portion of the actual stakeholders consulted AND with only 1/3 of the relevant information addressed in the consultation process!!!
Is this how our government works?
A consulting process? Sending out 5 letters? how is that a consulting process?
Sounds like they only addressed the easy issues and completely ignored the gritty issues that were likely to make their jobs a little harder.
Fancy not consulting the interstate bookmakers, who quite frankly, probably hold more money on Perth Racing than anyone. Perhaps they thought the interstaters wouldn't notice this riduculous regime go through and would just pay it?
Typical public servant laziness in my opinion. Surely the minister did not just place his trust in the information he had received from his lackies based on five letters??
BETFAIR TURNOVER CHARGE – GREYHOUND RACING VICTORIA AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Betfair Customer Services
Both the Western Australian government and Greyhound Racing Victoria have recently announced that they will be implementing a race fields fee based on wagering turnover with Western Australia commencing on 1 November 2012 and GRV on 1 December 2012.
Regrettably, this decision means that the Turnover Charge (details of this charge can be found here betfair.com.au/turnovercharge) will be applied to all Western Australian thoroughbred, harness and greyhound markets as well as Victorian greyhound markets from the respective commencement dates. Accordingly, all “back” bets placed on all Western Australian racing markets from 1 November 2012 and Victorian greyhound racing markets from 1 December 2012 will count towards customers’ eligibility to pay the Turnover Charge and the calculation of any charge payable.
Customers are not required to pay the Turnover Charge until they have satisfied the eligibility criteria (which can be viewed at betfair.com.au/turnovercharge) and have been contacted directly by a Betfair representative and advised that their future activity will attract the Turnover Charge.
A full list of Western Australian tracks for thoroughbreds, harness and greyhounds as well as Victorian greyhound racing tracks can be viewed at betfair.com.au/turnovercharge/states_tra...
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please call the Betfair helpdesk on 1300-238-324.
http://betfair.com.au/turnovercharge/
it shouldn't be made so hard to operate in WA.
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