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Covid lockdown in England leaves priests struggling for funds
August 28, 2020
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CWN Editor's Note: The article discusses “the complex position of Catholic priests under UK tax law. For the purposes of National Insurance, a mandatory contribution allowing workers to qualify for certain benefits and the state pension, priests are classified as self-employed earners. But clergy are regarded as office holders for income tax purposes, meaning that any remuneration they receive is taxable as general earnings.”
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