bought four apartments in this block for $16 million. these are properties that jordanians don t know about. it is very difficult for the averagejordanian to achieve just a basic level of home and family and a good job. and so to have it really thrown intojordanians faces that he has been just funnelling money abroad all this time that, would look really bad. and there is more. we found a total of 15 properties hidden behind offshore companies. six of them are in london. it s a matter of public record when you or i buy a house, the rich can keep it secret. so, the files show that these are the properties that are owned by the king ofjordan. firstly, there is this one.
of offshore documents. they were obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists and shared with more than 600 reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents show the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings, but the real owner is abdullah al sharif al hussein, the king ofjordan. call to prayer plays. king abdullah s country is not rich. jordan is getting, overfive years, £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total. he spent £70 million. it s just very, very difficult for the averagejordanian to achieve just sort of home and family and a good job. to have it really thrown injordanians faces that he has just been sort of funnelling money abroad all this time, that
of investigativejournalists and shared with more than 600 reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents show the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings, but the real owner is abdullah al sharif al hussein, the king ofjordan. call to prayer plays. king abdullah s country is not rich. jordan is getting, overfive years, £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total. he spent £70 million. it s just very, very difficult for the averagejordanian to achieve just sort of home and family and a good job. to have it really thrown injordanians faces that he has just been sort of funnelling money abroad all this time, that would look really bad. all this time, that that would look really bad.
the secret owner has bought the properties on either side, too. we know his identity because of a huge leak of offshore documents. they were obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists and shared with more than 600 reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents show the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings. but the real owner is abdullah bin al hussein, the king ofjordan. king abdullah s country isn t rich. jordan is getting over five years £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total. he spent £70 million. it s just very, very difficult for the averagejordanian to achieve just a home and family and a good job.
it s just very, very difficult for the averagejordanian to achieve just a home and family and a good job. to have it really thrown injordanians faces that he s just been funnelling money abroad all this time. that would look really bad. the king ofjordan s lawyers said there is nothing improper about his ownership of properties and the source of funds is personal wealth, which he also uses to fund projects forjordan s citizens. closer to home, the files show a property deal involving a former uk prime minister. this isn t about hiding wealth offshore, but tony blair did benefit from a loophole. offshore trusts get tax relief while homeowners pay vat on insurance premiums. we will create a tax system that is fair, which is related to ability to pay.