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Labour Plans to Double Slot Machine Tax as Betting Shops Warn of Closures, and the Government Celebrates Another Victory in Its Campaign to Turn Every High Street Into a Charity Shop

Britain Discovers the Perfect Economic Regeneration Strategy: Close Profitable Businesses and Replace Them With Empty Windows, Charity Shops and Government-Funded Artwork BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND – Britain’s struggling high streets face another exciting opportunity to become even less economically active as Labour MPs push for higher gambling-machine taxes and betting operators warn that thousands of jobs could disappear. The Betting and Gaming Council’s analysis of potential gambling tax increases cites EY modelling…