Racing in France has been canceled on Thursday, November 7, to give riders from the flat and harness racing sectors the opportunity to take part in a joint demonstration against a possible tax increase, reports racepost.com.
Riders are taking action as the French government plans to increase the totalizer tax, which will cost the sport up to 50 million euros a year. The ‘Stop The Tax’ campaign was initially suspended when previous plans to raise taxes were voted down on Monday, but has been revived with news that some sort of tax increase is still on the political agenda.
French Galop president Guillaume de Saint-Seine and his counterpart at Le Trot, Jean-Pierre Barjon, released a statement saying: “It is very important that, through a strong show at Thursday’s demonstration, we , let the entire political class understand that we will never give up when the livelihoods of our employees are at stake. We invite every member of the industry to join us at Place Denfert-Rocherau on November 7, together with the professional associations in defense of horse racing.”
There is organized bus transport from all over France to Paris, where the protest march starts at 1.30 pm from Place Denfert-Rochereau and goes through the streets of Paris, ending at Place Vauban.
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