A U.K. tax on the earnings of foreign sports and entertainment figures working in the country, including two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Rafael Nadal, yielded 68 million pounds ($105 million) in 2009-2010.
The Foreign Entertainers Unit of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs collected 56 million pounds from the tax on endorsement income, appearance fees and revenue in 2008-2009, according to data obtained by Bloomberg News under a Freedom of Information Act request. That compared to 58 million pounds in 2007-2008.
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