Budget changes could see footballers taxed extra £45m per year

Football players and clubs will be forced to pay an additional £45m per year in tax following changes to image rights announced at the Budget. Chancellor John Healey confirmed last month that “the government will clarify that image rights payments related to an employment are taxable as employment income and taxed in the same way as wages”, adding that “to provide affected sectors with additional…

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