Prince Charles
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Parliament has had its hands full in recent months, with investigations ongoing into the tax arrangements of various multinational corporation.

Following the tax scandal of several big corporations like Google, Amazon and Starbucks, now the tax affairs of Prince Charles has made the headlines across the country. An influential committee of MPs is going to see whether Prince Charles is paying enough taxes.

The last time Prince Charles's representatives were in front of parliament he was accused of being the recipient of the biggest housing benefit scheme in the country. And Margaret Hodge, chairwoman of the committee stated she was uncomfortable with the prince's tax arrangements.

So what are the numbers? As of 2011, the Duchy was estimated to be worth £762 million with about 131,000 acres of land. The prince was last year paid a record £19million, from which he wrote off almost £11 million as expenses for staff and to the different charities he is a patron of. However he paid only £4.4 million in income tax.

As a crown body, the duchy is exempt from paying corporation tax. The £4.4 million he did pay as income tax is completely voluntary on his part and is paid at the highest rate.

While laudable, would any other citizens be allowed to choose whether they'd like to pay tax or not?