Line of Duty star Martin Compston has revealed the huge amount he paid in taxes in the last eight months as he hit out at a troll who criticised him for 'not paying taxes'.
The troll, known as Eddie, had written in a now deleted post: "Oh the indy (non-taxpaying) Luvvies!"in a tweet about Scots talents Alan Cumming and Martin who both spend a lot of time living Stateside.
Martin couldn't resist responding to the remark and told the poster: "Hey Eddie since last July alone I’ve paid over a quarter of a million pounds to HMRC Cumbernauld.""I don’t get credit for that it’s what I owe."He added: "It should earn me the right not to listen to unionist troll p**h every time I’m announced to appear at an event in my home country."Fans loved his response and one said: "Man pays his dues & uses his celebrity status to do good for people in his home town & elsewhere because he can...the 'Eddie's' on here need to think about that for a minute & ask themselves what they're doing."Another joked: "HMRC have asked me to collect that money on their behalf.
I'll DM my bank details ERM ........... THEIR new bank details."And someone else said: "You are always welcome to Greenock/Port Glasgow..
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