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Minister pledges retention of agents Lotto margin

The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, Brendan Howlin has pledged his commitment to protecting the business interests of National Lottery Agents.

The Minister said that bidders for the licence must maintain the current retail agent's margin. At launch of the competition for the award of a 20 year license to operate the National Lottery, Minister Howlin identified three key elements of the competitive process, one of which included ‘current arrangements for retailer commission will be maintained'.

The commitment to margins has been welcomed by the Irish Postmasters' Union and other retailing lobby groups. Commenting on the announcement IPU General Secretary, Mr Brian McGann, siad "This is welcome news for all agents and especially Postmasters who need this business and more to ensure theie offices remain viable and to keep local staff in local jobs."

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