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Today in Focus

Non-doms are threatening to leave. Should they be convinced to stay?

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.5778 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Multi-millionaire Bassim Haidar says ending the non-dom tax status is a mistake. He plans to leave the UK and says other non-doms will do the same. Should the government change their mind?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:09.0

Today, some of the wealthiest people in the UK are threatening to move abroad if they're forced to pay tax.

0:17.0

Should the government convince them to stay? The small improvements we're making to our burgers are kind of a big deal.

0:29.0

So McDonald's are giving rewards customers double points on selected classics. Mm-mm!

0:33.4

Sign up to my McDonald's rewards, unlocking at,

0:35.6

and get more of what you love.

0:37.1

Double points.

0:38.0

Mm-mm.

0:39.0

Mm-mm.

0:40.0

18 Plus on Big Mac, called to Ponder and Double Cheesburger,

0:43.0

participating restaurants only,

0:44.0

and 19th of May terms of the line. Bassim Hadar is probably someone you've never heard of. He's a self-made millionaire.

0:58.0

He's from Nigeria and he made most of his money setting up a telecom business there and now he's expanded it into

1:05.5

construction other telecoms, luxury goods and medicinal cannabis.

1:11.2

Rupert Neat, the Guardian's wealth correspondent, has been speaking to Hadar.

1:16.0

He's heard about the expensive yachts he's owned, including one that once belonged to

1:21.2

Mohammed Al-Thyadid and that Princess Diana was

1:24.4

famously photographed on. And he's heard about Hadar's life in London with his

1:29.2

wife and children. He says he has at least 10 properties in the UK. I asked exactly how many he's either unsure or he doesn't want to say

1:36.7

He really loves living in London his children go to school here

1:40.7

He has lots of friends here he likes going to our mission

1:46.4

start restaurants he likes shopping here he likes going to the theater the reason

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