Lord Puttnam: Tax online gambling to fund the arts

From The Telegraph The film producer and Labour peer said the UK is in “desperate need” of cultural skills and talent, and taking advantage of the boom in placing bets via the internet could aid the industry. “We will need to find new ways to help support the arts,” Lord Puttnam wrote in the Yorkshire Post. “As many of you will be aware, there is enormous growth in the gambling industry, particularly online gambling, perhaps even, to some extent, displacing money spent on our National Lottery. “I would like to think that the proceeds of a point of consumption tax…