During last week’s parliamentary meeting, the UK government voted with an overwhelming majority in favor of the proposed tax regime that places bingo clubs under a 22% tax net. This fueled massive protests against the tax hike which has been  labelled as ‘unfair and unequal.’ The online bingo community has unanimously decided to continue with their ‘I’m Backing Bingo” campaign fight against UK government’s decision to continue with the 22% bingo tax  and has declared its support for the bingo halls.

Despite the government tax decision, the official BackBingo.com website continues to receive a lot of traffic clearly indicating the massive support from Bingo enthusiasts. Anyone wishing to affirm their support for the cause just needs to log on to the site. They can also download ‘Back the Bingo’ badges for posting on their Facebook profile or they could  join the ‘Back the Bingo’ campaign on Facebook, sign up for a massive signature campaign featuring on the 10, Downing Street website or  they can choose to write to their local MP about their concerns on this issue.

The ‘I’m Backing Bingo” campaign which was kick-started by Mecca Bingo and the official UK Bingo Association. The campaign aims to mobilize public and parliamentarian support for the protest. Several bingo campaigners were upset with their local parliamentarians. These MPs went against their promises of casting a vote in Parliament against the tax hike and actually  voted in favor of the legislation.

Several MPs, like Dhanda Parmjit who had introduced the Early Day Motion on the floor of the house to begin with, had to vote in favor of the tax hike due to legislative compulsions. A couple of Labor Party members, like Eric Ilsley and Dary Taylor did vote against the hike, but the motion went through. The motion to revoke the proposed tax regime was defeated 283 to 83. 

Watch this space for further development on the I’m Backing Bingo campaign. Hope you are joining it.

Written for www.londonbingo.co.uk by Irene

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