The British newspaper’s revelation of the huge incomes of the king and his son

According to Isna, according to a research conducted by the British “Sunday Times” publication, the British royal family earned about 65 million dollars last year alone, including the rents it receives from the army, the National Health Service (NHS) and schools. has earned

According to this publication, “Charles III”, the King of England and his son, Prince William, have made contracts with charities, institutions and government departments that receive funds from taxpayers’ money and even a prison to earn money, and according to these contracts, millions of dollars are made every year. They earn money. These are in addition to the royalties that members of the British royal family receive from the London government.

The Sunday Times wrote, during a joint investigation with Channel 4, the Duchy of Lancaster and the Duchy of Cornwall, which are known as the private properties of Charles and William, will be worth 27.4 million pounds ($35 million) in 2023 alone. ) and have earned 23.6 million pounds ($30 million).

This English publication stated that it had extracted information about the financial contracts of the members of the royal family of England and detailed how these duchies were making money “by taking royalties and paying tribute in the style of lands that were mainly in the hands of kings during the centuries. It has been achieved.

In this investigation, which is now known in the British media as “Duke Files”, it is stated that Charles and William “have the right to cross rivers, ground cargoes on the coasts, cable passes under their coasts, run schools and “Charities and even digging graves earn money and receive fees.”

The Sunday Times report states: “They range from things like toll bridges, passenger ships, sewer pipes, churches, town hall buildings, pubs, breweries, gas pipelines, ship moorings, underground and surface mining, parks “Cars, rental houses and wind turbines earn money.”

The research also found that the duchies of the British royal family own more than 5,410 properties and assets.

For example, this family also has a contract with an institution belonging to the British National Health Service, and according to this contract, the Duchy of Lancaster, which belongs to the King of England, was able to rent a warehouse for an ambulance for 11 million pounds ($14 million) within 15 years. earn money

On the other hand, the “Duchy of Cornwall”, owned by Prince William, has also received 1.5 million pounds ($1.9 million) annually from the British Ministry of Justice for Dartmoor prison.

The Sunday Times revealed that the dukedom owned by the eldest son of the King of England, who is a pilot colonel in this country’s army, also charged the British Army for “exercise rights” in more than 27,000 hectares of land in Dartmoor, the amount of which has not been specified in this case.

This publication emphasized that the British royal family has also rented 900 houses and farms to tenants.

Documents and documents have determined that these two duchies of the English royal family, which were established in the 14th century, are exempt from paying taxes on their business profits despite the fact that they have a business.

According to the Sunday Times, the British king and prince “voluntarily pay tax at the highest rate of 45 percent.”

The report stated that in the last tax documents that Charles released in 2022, he taxed 25 percent of the duchy’s £23 million ($30 million) profit “as expenses he considered related to the performance of his official duties.” Deducted

The British newspaper noted that the “Duchy Files” investigation has for the first time led to the public disclosure of the full list of properties and assets of the 2 royal duchies, while even the British Parliament does not allow access to such information.

The newspaper analyzed: “The ancient property empires that provide income for the English monarch and his princes have remained a closely guarded secret within the royal family and their small circle of advisers for centuries.”

According to this report, these 2 duchies are apart of another big real estate company called “Crown State”, which also belongs to the British royal family but is managed independently.

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