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British company dividends are already falling behind the rest of the world before the proposed introduction of the controversial "windfall tax" on energy firms, a new report has revealed.
Global payouts to shareholders surged 11pc to a record $304bn (£241bn) in the first three months of the year, according to investment firm Janus Henderson, while dividends from British companies dropped 22pc. The fall was largely down to a special dividend issued by Tesco in the same period last year...
>>> Read more: 'Windfall tax will ruin British dividends'
British company dividends are already falling behind the rest of the world before the proposed introduction of the controversial "windfall tax" on energy firms, a new report has revealed.
Global payouts to shareholders surged 11pc to a record $304bn (£241bn) in the first three months of the year, according to investment firm Janus Henderson, while dividends from British companies dropped 22pc. The fall was largely down to a special dividend issued by Tesco in the same period last year...
>>> Read more: 'Windfall tax will ruin British dividends'
