Government and Physical Activity
Posted on August 24th, 2006 by Tim Almond
From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5277350.stm
"Ms Flint will be working across all government departments to develop a new fitness strategy for England. "
How about lowering VAT on gym memberships to 5%. More people go to gyms and get fitter, saving money on the NHS. Sounds like a win to me.
While she’s at it, she could suggest to Lord Falcolner, Ian McCartney, John Prescott and Gordon Brown that maybe they should lay off the pies.
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Why not make school sports fields and facilities available all year round for communities during weekends, holidays and after school too. I always feel what a waste of resource it is to not make full use of them.