Trusts keep wealth in the hands of the few. It’s time to stop this tax abuse

If there is a name that is synonymous with tax avoidance in the UK, it is that of the Duke of Westminster. The duke in question was, admittedly, the second duke, who in 1936 won an infamous tax case that permitted him to pay his gardeners in a way that avoided a tax liability. He achieved abiding fame as a consequence of the opinion of Lord Tomlin, who in his judgment on that case said: “Every man is entitled if he can to order his affairs so that the tax attracted under the appropriate act is less than it otherwise would be.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/12/trusts-wealth-tax-abuse-duke-of-westminster?source=Snapzu