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Student Loans Company chief in tax row

The head of the Student Loans Company, Ed Lester, is paid via a company without tax being deducted, it has emerged The Treasury is to review the tax affairs of leading civil servants after it emerged that the head of the Student Loans Company (SLC) is paid via a company without tax being deducted. The SLC's chief executive, Ed Lester, has his £182,000 salary paid gross to his private service ...

Student loans chief tax row prompts civil service inquiry

Chief executive of Student Loans Company has £182,000 salary paid via company without tax being deducted The Treasury has asked Whitehall to review all the tax affairs of top civil servants after it emerged that the head of the Student Loans Company (SLC) is paid via a company without tax being deducted. The SLC's chief executive Ed Lester has his £182,000 salary paid gross to his private ...

Student loans chief in tax row

The Treasury is to review the tax affairs of top civil servants, after it emerged the head of the Student Loans Company (SLC) is paid via a company without tax being deducted.

Inquiry As Student Loans Boss In Tax Row

The Treasury has begun an investigation after it emerged the boss of the Student Loans Company (SLC) was paid as a firm, not as an individual, allowing him to pay less tax.Chief Secretary to the Treasury ...

Danny Alexander to face MPs over student loans chief tax row

Ed Lester's pay structure, said to save him tens of thousands a year, leads to review of tax affairs of top civil servants The chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, is to be questioned by MPs on why the head of the Student Loans Company is being paid via a firm without tax being deducted. An urgent question tabled by the Labour backbencher Nick Brown in the Commons demands "a ...

UK & World News: Student loans chief in tax row

The Treasury is to review the tax affairs of top civil servants after it emerged the head of the Student Loans Company (SLC) is paid via a company without tax being deducted.

Obama touches on student loan interest rates

CANDICE CHOI AP Personal Finance Writer NEW YORK President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night may be causing anxiety for families with college-bound students. In addressing the rapidly rising cost of higher education, Obama noted that the fixed interest rates on student loans are set to double in July if Congress fails to act. Here's what's behind the change referenced by ...