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Millionaire footballers to avoid 50p tax

Jim Riley

1st June 2009

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I wrote last week that international footballers would be put off Premiership clubs due to the new 50% tax rate. This article from the Daily Mail shows they have found a way to potentially avoid the tax and may initially pay just 2.5%!

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.