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This is incorrect. Farage’s GB News salary for example is paid to a company that then pays him a dividend. The company pays capital gains tax, which is a lot lower than the higher rate of income tax. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/16/nigel-farage-revealed-to-be-uks-highest-earning-mp https://x.com/nw_nicholas/status/1824725932038324677?s=46&t=hhkQNF78n_hqM3VhNikZrA https://x.com/edwinhayward/status/1824560066848006574?s=46&t=hhkQNF78n_hqM3VhNikZrA https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595247/amp/Revealed-How-Farage-used-firm-Thorn-In-The-Side-Ltd-halve-tax-bill-45-000-extra-earnings.html
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