It’s the governments job to protect us from capitalism, but they’ve been useless at it for 50+ years.
Aid_Le_Sultan on
Nearly 6,000 entrepreneurs found it easier to exploit people for profit elsewhere.
Lazy_Crab_3584 on
How are we measuring their entrepreneurship? Their LinkedIn profile?
SableSnail on
I’m surprised Spain is a top destination given that here we have a wealth tax (which takes into account even your wealth abroad) and a centre-left government that is beholden to the far-left to be able to govern due to how the seats turned out.
I guess maybe they just come for the 5-year Beckham Law where you just have a flat 23% tax on domestic earnings and anything from abroad isn’t touched. But that only lasts five years.
It’s odd the article doesn’t explain exactly what the tax changes in the UK actually were.
radiant_0wl on
That’s just a reflection on the modern global world, it’s the easiest it has ever been to operate a company elsewhere in the world, and the UK isn’t really renowned for it’s climate, social hospitality and can be beaten on quality of life elsewere.
Tax is also a reason but I think that’s a bit overblown, it’s about the wider pull/push factors. People are just less geopgraphically restricted, and a lot of entrepneurs have totally online operations.
HotNeon on
This is all gibberish. There is no way to measure this, we don’t know who was leaving before, is this high is it low.
It’s just noise. The UK economy is ticking up, confidence is up, wages are still growing faster than inflation.
If some trustapharian wants to move to Monaco there is nothing we can do to stop them
Bluestained on
Then they’re fucking idiot, because the outlook for the British economy is on the rise. Backed up by multiple indicators.
iamnotinterested2 on
Nothing to fleece here so they are off to find greener pastures, they and their contribution will be missed.
Tarotdragoon on
Cool, more room for the rest of us. We should tax theor British assets to hell and back, especially for the land they own, then they’ll be fored to sell to actual British people who want to contribute.
yubnubster on
Is this as valid as the 10 trillion millionaires that never actually left the UK? Or are these different people?
Dizzy-Abroad323 on
The governments data for people leaving is really lacking. It’s based off a period of inactivity from paying taxes or using state services. You could have several thousand people on a career break living in the UK.
Grey_Bear_Benjamin on
I love it when someone tells me they’re an entrepreneur, means I don’t have to spend time figuring out that they’re a cunt.
indifferent-times on
Not sure what the point of the article is, we are never going to be able to match the tax regime of Dubai which is where these ‘entrepreneurs’ seem to be going. Once someone decides that not paying tax is of paramount importance to where you live, Britain is never going to complete what with human rights and all that stuff.
MilosEggs on
And how many more were generated?
If they don’t want to contribute to the UK, they are welcome to become immigrants elsewhere.
EphemeraFury on
While 6000 left the country, 3000 entrepreneurs came to the UK from abroad, so it was only a net loss of 3000.
There’s no indication of the number of new entrepreneurs entering the market or how many usually leave per year so this could be perfectly normal. After all, I can imagine many retire early and look to enjoy their wealth and move somewhere warmer.
Disillusioned_Pleb01 on
How will we ever be as good as the Usa
“Top 1% of Americans now hold more wealth than the entire middle class.”
Deepmidwinter2025 on
This the same ltd companies that turn out to be buy to let landlords or is it the social media YouTubers lot?
gucc1-l1ttle-p1ggy on
One such person was Revolut CEO Nik Stornsky who moved to Dubai – saving himself £3billion + in tax. Will take quite a few tax payers to plug that gap. Who knows on the other 5,999 though?
ChampionshipComplex on
GOOD
There are 6 million private businesses in the UK and 4 million self employed people. Entrepreneurs are either business owners, where they cant take the business with them, or self employed who are making money for themselves and not for others.
ManQu69 on
Sure as shit they didn’t go to Merica with that idiot in charge…
IamGoyimDDD on
Scared of paying tax? Isn’t one of the reasons to have lots of money to not worry about money? Good riddance
Ok-Store-9297 on
Nooooooo!! However will we cope without the brave entrepreneur “wealth creators” making GDP number go up? I wish it were all the doctors, nurses, teachers and carers leaving, as those losers don’t create any wealth at all!! /s
Zealousideal-Yam3169 on
Leaving gaps in the market for other people. Good news.
dbxp on
Considering how many companies fail during the first years I’d query how many of them are founders of viable companies
Winter-Lavishness914 on
Sounds like they couldn’t fucking hack it. Sounds like pretty bad entrepreneurs to me
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It’s the governments job to protect us from capitalism, but they’ve been useless at it for 50+ years.
Nearly 6,000 entrepreneurs found it easier to exploit people for profit elsewhere.
How are we measuring their entrepreneurship? Their LinkedIn profile?
I’m surprised Spain is a top destination given that here we have a wealth tax (which takes into account even your wealth abroad) and a centre-left government that is beholden to the far-left to be able to govern due to how the seats turned out.
I guess maybe they just come for the 5-year Beckham Law where you just have a flat 23% tax on domestic earnings and anything from abroad isn’t touched. But that only lasts five years.
It’s odd the article doesn’t explain exactly what the tax changes in the UK actually were.
That’s just a reflection on the modern global world, it’s the easiest it has ever been to operate a company elsewhere in the world, and the UK isn’t really renowned for it’s climate, social hospitality and can be beaten on quality of life elsewere.
Tax is also a reason but I think that’s a bit overblown, it’s about the wider pull/push factors. People are just less geopgraphically restricted, and a lot of entrepneurs have totally online operations.
This is all gibberish. There is no way to measure this, we don’t know who was leaving before, is this high is it low.
It’s just noise. The UK economy is ticking up, confidence is up, wages are still growing faster than inflation.
If some trustapharian wants to move to Monaco there is nothing we can do to stop them
Then they’re fucking idiot, because the outlook for the British economy is on the rise. Backed up by multiple indicators.
Nothing to fleece here so they are off to find greener pastures, they and their contribution will be missed.
Cool, more room for the rest of us. We should tax theor British assets to hell and back, especially for the land they own, then they’ll be fored to sell to actual British people who want to contribute.
Is this as valid as the 10 trillion millionaires that never actually left the UK? Or are these different people?
The governments data for people leaving is really lacking. It’s based off a period of inactivity from paying taxes or using state services. You could have several thousand people on a career break living in the UK.
I love it when someone tells me they’re an entrepreneur, means I don’t have to spend time figuring out that they’re a cunt.
Not sure what the point of the article is, we are never going to be able to match the tax regime of Dubai which is where these ‘entrepreneurs’ seem to be going. Once someone decides that not paying tax is of paramount importance to where you live, Britain is never going to complete what with human rights and all that stuff.
And how many more were generated?
If they don’t want to contribute to the UK, they are welcome to become immigrants elsewhere.
While 6000 left the country, 3000 entrepreneurs came to the UK from abroad, so it was only a net loss of 3000.
There’s no indication of the number of new entrepreneurs entering the market or how many usually leave per year so this could be perfectly normal. After all, I can imagine many retire early and look to enjoy their wealth and move somewhere warmer.
How will we ever be as good as the Usa
“Top 1% of Americans now hold more wealth than the entire middle class.”
This the same ltd companies that turn out to be buy to let landlords or is it the social media YouTubers lot?
One such person was Revolut CEO Nik Stornsky who moved to Dubai – saving himself £3billion + in tax. Will take quite a few tax payers to plug that gap. Who knows on the other 5,999 though?
GOOD
There are 6 million private businesses in the UK and 4 million self employed people. Entrepreneurs are either business owners, where they cant take the business with them, or self employed who are making money for themselves and not for others.
Sure as shit they didn’t go to Merica with that idiot in charge…
Scared of paying tax? Isn’t one of the reasons to have lots of money to not worry about money? Good riddance
Nooooooo!! However will we cope without the brave entrepreneur “wealth creators” making GDP number go up? I wish it were all the doctors, nurses, teachers and carers leaving, as those losers don’t create any wealth at all!! /s
Leaving gaps in the market for other people. Good news.
Considering how many companies fail during the first years I’d query how many of them are founders of viable companies
Sounds like they couldn’t fucking hack it. Sounds like pretty bad entrepreneurs to me