Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Public Accounts Committee
Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion
1:40 pm
Mr. John McGuire:
The charitable lotteries fund for the Government has a great deal because it is spending a few million euro but in return it is getting a competition-free market.
For the benefit of the committee, let me outline an example from other jurisdictions. There are many examples in Europe of markets in which there is not such an unfair situation. Those who go to Spain on holidays will be familiar with the ONCE lottery, which is huge. Take the case of Holland, for example.
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