How did the income of British nobles come from?

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Problem description:

Prince Charles of England leads a very luxurious life.

Excuse me, is his high income because his royal family has a high salary, or do they rent land to others, or do they have their own business?

Analysis:

In addition to his prominent position and status, the British Crown Prince Charles is an out-and-out rich man. According to British media recently, in fiscal year 2004-2005, Charles' personal income increased by 1 1%, reaching13.3 million pounds.

Landlord Charles

Most British tycoons started from real estate, and Charles is no exception. In the last fiscal year, the Crown Prince's income from Duke of Cornwall territory was as high as130,000 (before tax).

Duke of Cornwall's territory was established by King Edward III of England for his eldest son in 1337. The territory covers 54,850 hectares of land in 20 counties in England, most of which are located in southwest England, including many commercial real estate, construction and financial investment companies.

In Charles' generation, most enterprises didn't bring a lot of profits, but fortunately, they were able to make ends meet. What makes Charles earn a lot of money is property leasing fees in some prime locations in China. Due to the small size of Britain, the rent of land and real estate has increased greatly, and the royal territory has obviously appreciated faster.

The income brought by this part of land to Charles accounts for almost 3/4 of all the income of Charles, and it is currently managed by a professional property management company.

The state subsidized nearly 5 million pounds.

Being able to spend taxpayers' money is what distinguishes Charles from other rich people in Britain, which is enough to make him do nothing.

In the last fiscal year, Charles attended more than 500 official activities, including 103 overseas activities, which cost taxpayers 1 10,000 pounds. In addition, * * * also needs to pay 6.5438+0.2 million pounds for its official residence Clarence Palace and its residence and office in London. Despite some public opposition, Britain provided Charles with communications, property insurance and other expenses totaling 2.68 million pounds.

Food companies are everywhere.

1990 The Royal Manor Specialty Company established once gave Charles a headache. This company specializes in organic methods to grow and cultivate food. However, because the British people refused to buy organic food, the company experienced a loss of 12 years and once became a famous "British royal joke".

It was not until 2003 that the products of Royal Manor Specialty Company began to be favored as the British realized the benefits of organic food. In addition to supplying raw materials for the royal kitchen, the company also deals in sausages, biscuits and other foods. This year, we even launched diversified brand-new products such as garden furniture.

The company's sales amounted to 40 million pounds, but due to the high cost, the profit was only 6,543,800 pounds. Since the company made a profit, all the income has been donated to charity.

Earn extra money by selling gifts.

According to the inside information of the royal family, Charles participates in a large number of social activities every year and receives countless gifts. Except for part of it for collection, he sells some gifts from all over the world every year, and all the money he gets is collected in his wallet. Charles usually chooses to auction these gifts after Halloween every year, and there are many rare treasures. The annual auction revenue is about 3 million pounds.

Connecting with daily life is expensive.

Although Charles has a good income, according to English law, he still has to pay various taxes. In the last fiscal year, Charles paid 5.2 million pounds in taxes.

In addition to paying taxes normally, Charles needs to spend a lot of money in many places. The expenditure of 135 full-time or * * * staff he hired is a huge expenditure, including the staff of his charity, chefs, waiters, gardeners and so on, who took 3.8 million pounds from his pocket in the financial year.

In various official and charitable activities, Charles spent 6,654,380+pounds, another 507,000 pounds for holding receptions, 35,000 pounds for donating and buying gifts, and 72,000 pounds for paying water, electricity and gas bills.