Paolo Nutini will never leave Britain to tax evade

Paolo Nutini has vowed he will never flee his native Britain in a bid to live as a tax exile abroad.

The Scottish star refuses to complain about paying high income tax rates after former Formula One racer Sir Jackie Stweart revealed to him how much he handed over the UK rovernment in the 70s.

Nutini tells Scotland's Daily Record: ""It wasn't long ago I had the utmost pleasure of sitting with Jackie Stewart one evening. Nick Mason, from Pink Floyd, was there as well. These sportsmen and celebrities were talking about paying more than 90 per cent tax back in their heyday.

　 "So I realised it could be worse. While I do fancy some sunshine, I would not consider being a tax exile at all."

The Last Request star feels it is his dutt to pay back some of his earning to help fund public services he has used and depended on in the past.