Nicola Sturgeon exploits loophole which avoids paying higher income tax introduced by her OWN government
Nicola Sturgeon received another £ 20,000 more dividends from the media company – avoided record income tax rates set by the SNP potentially.
The former first minister has attracted a total of £ 30,000 dividends from Nicola Sturgeon Limited since January.
Dividends are taxed at a lower level than income and income goes to the British treasury, not the Scottish government.
According to official tax calculators, a MSP will pay approximately £ 8,985 in Scottish income tax over £ 20,000 over £ 74.507 per year.
However, the tax on the dividend of £ 20,000 will be £ 6,580 and about £ 2,400 less.
Scottish conservatives called Glasgow Southside to explain their actions.
Toray Finance Spokesman Craig Hoy said: ‘Nicola Sturgeon should be open and transparent about tax regulations.
‘As the first minister to apply record levels to working Scots, whether this mechanism is related to reducing tax obligations.
Nicola Sturgeon recently enjoyed a sales show about his memories at the Edinburgh Book Festival.
Mrs. Sturgeon poses in memory at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on August 14th
“If so, the ‘progressive’ income tax increases it defends should clearly explain why it is not so attractive when it comes to its own income. ‘
Mrs. Sturgeon recently showed a sales show about her memoirs at the Edinburgh Book Festival.
And after a look in the rest, the policy podcast, presenter Rory Stewart greeted him as ‘natural, clear, self -reflective, self -criticism’, not ‘hard, fragile, defense’, as in the past.
The former Tory Minister told him that he found a ‘incredibly attractive person I warmed up’.
Shortly after leaving Bute House, Ms. Sturgeon founded a woman ‘artistic creation’ in September 2023.
For the ITV’s general election night show, a £ 25,000 view fee and money from writing and TV works, including most of its memories of 300,000 £ progress.
In the last financial year, the first dividend of £ 10,000 on January 31.
The MSP record shows that it received £ 20,000 in the form of dividends on June 30th.
Toray Finance Spokesman Craig Hoy (above) said that Mrs. Sturgeon should be ‘open and transparent’
The only declared withdrawal transactions were for travel, accommodation and reimbursement of a total of £ 4,130.
The highest Scottish income tax in the UK is valid for ‘savings, non -dividend’ income, that is normally not from dividends.
In addition to being cheaper, dividend tax goes to HM Reven and Customs, ie the SNP government loses income tax income that can help pay for public services.
Ms. Sturgeon’s spokesman said: ‘Nicola will pay the whole tax. The money will be subject to both company tax and personal tax. ‘
After stopping as FM, Ms. Sturgeon, who received £ 64,378 for the loss of office, is also lined up for the re -settlement of £ 74,500 when he left Holyrood in the May elections.
