Transcript EU ssUMMIT - Sport and Recreation Alliance

James MacDougall
Head of Policy, Sport and Recreation Alliance
Financing of Sport in the EU
Proportion of people never playing sport
Sport participation in EU
Those that regularly and somewhat regularly
participate
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Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Ireland
Netherlands
Slovenia
Luxembourg
72%
71%
64%
58%
56%
52%
51%
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Belgium
Germany
France
Malta
UK
50%
49%
48%
48%
46%
• EU Average
40%
Why are people not active?
Revenue to sport at EU level
Revenue breakdown by source (2008, in %)
Sponsorship
12,5%
Media rights
3,5%
Commercial
Companies
1,0%
Gambling services
0,7%
National govt
2,2%
Local authorities
16,0%
Households
69,6%
Funding model for Amateur Sports
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Subscriptions
Commercial income
Voluntary work
Public subsidies (central government, local
government, state lotteries, tax breaks)
• Sponsorship
• Solidarity payments
Household Expenditure per Capita (€)
Bulgaria
1.51
Slovakia
6.18
Lituania
6.56
Estonia
11.87
Romania
15.74
Slovenia
17.52
Poland
Households expenditure (€ per capita)
23.45
Czech Republic
29.35
Latvia
34.00
Portugal
40.74
Malta
76.99
Italy
119.74
Belgium
150.97
Cyprus
224.25
France
242.35
Ireland
273.78
Germany
296.26
Sweden
298.88
Austria
341.92
Denmark
350.00
Netherlands
363.19
Finland
381.93
United Kingdom
406.63
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450.00
Household Expenditure v GDP per Capita
Sports Ministry Budgets per Capita (€)
Germany
Bulgaria
United Kingdom
Romania
Spain
Poland
Netherlands
Slovakia
Hungary
Lituania
Italy
Portugal
Czech Republic
Malta
Austria
Slovenia
France
Estonia
Belgium
Latvia
Grèce
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Ireland
Cyprus
Luxembourg
1.7
2.7
2.9
3.1
3.7
Sports Ministry budget (€ per capita)
4.8
5.9
6.0
6.9
7.0
7.7
7.8
7.9
8.4
9.8
10.1
10.2
10.4
12.0
13.7
16.5
17.5
19.4
21.8
28.3
56.1
84.3
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5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
Local Authority Funding per Capita (€)
Cyprus
0.27
Romania
0.47
Malta
1.24
Spain
2.37
Bulgaria
3.32
Czech Republic
6.50
Lituania
8.80
Poland
9.18
Latvia
Local Authorities funding (€ per capita)
13.40
Hungary
17.54
Slovenia
24.53
Slovakia
24.85
Portugal
28.63
Italy
32.50
Estonia
34.36
United Kingdom
36.51
Netherlands
51.27
Luxembourg
54.20
Sweden
55.00
Belgium
55.93
Germany
59.15
Denmark
86.85
Finland
133.67
France
145.12
276.45
Ireland
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20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
140.00
160.00
Lottery Funding per Capita (€)
Portugal
0.28
Romania
0.46
Malta
1.00
Lituania
1.0
Belgium
1.05
Estonia
1.44
Hungary
1.72
Bulgaria
1.84
Sport financing by Lotteries (€ per capita)
Spain
2.69
Netherlands
2.82
France
3.10
Poland
3.28
Czech Republic
3.89
Luxembourg
4.34
Slovenia
5.61
Austria
5.69
Germany
6.36
United Kingdom
8.23
Ireland
10.34
Cyprus
11.17
Grèce
12.66
Sweden
15.20
Finland
17.19
Denmark
26.36
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10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
Structure of Sport Funding by Country
United Kingdom
Cyprus
Netherlands
Germany
Ireland
Sweden
State
Italy
Local Authorities
Denmark
Households
Finland
Enterprises
Poland
Average structure
Lottery (extra budgetary)
Slovenia
France
Lituania
Latvia
Portugal
Estonia
Bulgaria
Slovakia
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Thoughts on the data
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Sport as a good
• Sports participation is a “normal good” – demand increases with
income
• Correlation between GDP and household expenditure
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The “club goods” problem:
• Low income communities have no swimming pools
• Rich communities have private pools
• Communal swimming clubs are a middle income solution
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Future of funding of grassroots sport
• Outlook could be bleak if household spending under pressure
• Government unlikely to fill the gap
Funding Opportunities- Mainstream Funding
Sports related projects are funded in the EU- BUT projects must meet the goals
of other funding streams
Youth in Action- Young people (13- 30); youth exchanges, youth initiatives and
the exchange in volunteers
Lifelong Learning- Education and training
Europe for Citizens- European citizen programmes; bigger, pan-European
organisations can also apply for structural support
Health Programme- Sports related projects for healthy lifestyles and health
enhancing physical activity are possible
DAPHNE- projects designed to prevent or combat violence against children,
young people and women
Future Funding
The Commission has proposed that a specific sport sub-programme is included
in the wider Education Europe programme from 2014.
• Tackling transnational threats- doping, violence, racism, intolerance
• Developing European co-operation e.g. creating guidelines for good
governance and dual careers
• Supporting grassroots sport organisations addressing wider socioeconomic
challenges