Jimmy Carr, the comedian, last night defended being part of a tax avoidance scheme, saying: “I pay what I have to and not a penny more.”
Comedian Jimmy Carr Photo: Andrew Crowley
The stand-up comedian, who has lampooned greedy bankers, is said to be the largest beneficiary of K2, a Jersey-based scheme which is allegedly used by investors to pay around one per cent of their income to the taxman. Carr is among 1,000 rich Britons said to be benefiting.
But last night at a show he made light of the scandal and thanked the audience for not giving him a hard time.
At the gig in Tunbridge Wells, he joked: “I haven’t been reading newspapers today.” With irony he added: “Murdoch is giving me lessons on morality?”
He was speaking at the Assembly Hall theatre as part of his nationwide “Gagging Order” tour.
He was heckled about not paying his tax and replied: “I have been paying exactly how much I need to and not a penny more."
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