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15/05/2003
Duncan Smith proposes lottery shake up
Players of the National Lottery should be given the opportunity to choose which charity their stake is used to support, Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith proposed today.
In a new policy discussion paper, entitled 'Sixty Million Citizens', the Conservative Leader criticised the way lottery donations have been earmarked for some causes. And he suggested changes in the rules which would allow players the option to give the charitable share of each £1 stake directly to the good cause of their choice.
The paper states: "We will examine ways of giving players a greater say over which causes benefit from Lottery funds, perhaps by enabling them to specify a local charity on the Lotto ticket or by turning it into a gift token that can be given to a local charity of the players choice.
"We will examine ways of allowing players to share prize money with charities of their choice in return for a better chance of winning."
Other main proposals include the introduction of a new right to enable community organisations to take over the management of local assets; while new "bureaucracy busters" would help cut through the red tape.
Another option would be for people to give their child benefit, state pension, or other benefits to charity, with the presumption of tax relief on all spontaneous giving, like donations to collection boxes.
Mr Duncan Smith said: "Conservatives are determined to sweep away the obstacles that frustrate or politicise the vital work of charities and community-building organisations. Our proposed reforms would greatly increase the accountability of the charitable sector to local communities. They also have the potential to transfer significant resources from the public to the community sector - increasing the opportunities available to the voluntary sector and reducing the power of bureaucrats."
(GMcG)
In a new policy discussion paper, entitled 'Sixty Million Citizens', the Conservative Leader criticised the way lottery donations have been earmarked for some causes. And he suggested changes in the rules which would allow players the option to give the charitable share of each £1 stake directly to the good cause of their choice.
The paper states: "We will examine ways of giving players a greater say over which causes benefit from Lottery funds, perhaps by enabling them to specify a local charity on the Lotto ticket or by turning it into a gift token that can be given to a local charity of the players choice.
"We will examine ways of allowing players to share prize money with charities of their choice in return for a better chance of winning."
Other main proposals include the introduction of a new right to enable community organisations to take over the management of local assets; while new "bureaucracy busters" would help cut through the red tape.
Another option would be for people to give their child benefit, state pension, or other benefits to charity, with the presumption of tax relief on all spontaneous giving, like donations to collection boxes.
Mr Duncan Smith said: "Conservatives are determined to sweep away the obstacles that frustrate or politicise the vital work of charities and community-building organisations. Our proposed reforms would greatly increase the accountability of the charitable sector to local communities. They also have the potential to transfer significant resources from the public to the community sector - increasing the opportunities available to the voluntary sector and reducing the power of bureaucrats."
(GMcG)
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A shop worker tried to falsely claim a £1m Lottery prize by telling its owner she had won nothing. Farrakh Nizzar told 77-year-old great-grandmother Maureen Holt he would throw her ticket away after scanning it at a convenience store in Oldham. But he later phoned a lottery hotline saying he had bought the ticket from the store.
Shop Worker Admits £1m Lottery Ticket Fraud
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