Super League clubs have also signed up to a “tax equalisation” clause so that
“income tax on salaries shall be normalised and calculated at a rate of 45 per cent”, according to people with direct knowledge of the contracts.
This would ensure clubs in Spain, where footballers pay a higher top rate of tax than in Italy or England,
are not at a competitive disadvantage when the spending limits are assessed.
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