Children's charities to get X Factor single VAT money
Children's charities such as Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase will receive 100% of the profits from each download of the X Factor winner's single. This is happening for the sixth year running.
The winner will be named on the live final on Sunday 11th December, where the song will be downloadable afterwards.
The CEO of Together for Short Lives, Barbara Gelb and David Burland, chief executive of Shooting Star Chase are both 'extremely grateful' and describe it as a lovely Christmas present. They also point to the fact that "Fundraising in today's economic climate is proving increasingly difficult" which is the harsh truth of today's society.
I think this article might raise the importance of helping children in need and hopefully encourage people to donate to a charity this Christmas. I believe X Factor is setting a good example by doing this and it should be something done by many more businesses - especially during Christmas time as more emphasis is put on helping others than any other time in the year. Fans of the X Factor singles are likely to have a preferred reading of this news as it will bring them a sense of satisfaction when they buy the song.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38199725
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