Betting tax would destroy the working class with pubs, salons and hotels shutting

The effects of the Chancellor’s planned levy hike will extend far from the racecourse - and hit almost every aspect of ‘working class’ fun hit say worried experts View 2 Images The betting tax would reach far beyond the racecourse say experts (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

Pubs, fashion stores, beauty salons, taxi firms and hotels will shut if Rachel Reeves ramps up horse racing taxes, experts have warned. ‌

The effects of the Chancellor’s planned levy hike on the Sport of Kings will extend far from the racecourse - and hit almost every aspect of ‘working class’ fun, industry chiefs fear. ‌

Not only will raising betting taxes hit owners, trainers, jockeys, stablehands, racecourses and bookies. ‌

But every linked industry - from beauticians spray-tanning Ladies’ Day