DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight is calling for a windfall tax to be imposed on Premier League clubs that refuse to cut the salaries of highly-paid star players while cutting pay of non-playing staff on furlough.
The Committee Chair has urged the Chancellor to bring in sanctions against any Premier League club that continues to pursue what is described as a 'two-tier system' after Tuesday 7 April.
A windfall tax would allow the Treasury to recover from Premier League clubs a substantial proportion of the money paid out to players which could be used to reimburse non-playing staff.